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Funnel Web Spider (Linothele fallax)

Linothele fallax

The Linothele fallax, known in the hobbyist circuit as 'Bolivian Tiger Funnel Web Spider'. It is an impressive South American mygalomorph famous for its spectacular and boundless three-dimensional funnel webs that cover the entire case in a few hours, making it an impenetrable silk landscape. Of medium size (3-4 inches), it shows off an unmistakable pattern: golden or copper cephalothorax, and black abdomen horizontally striped with bright red/orange like a tiger. Although the Australian 'Funnel Webs' are deadly, the South American Dipluridae have a moderate venom. Its metabolism is very voracious and the capture speed is lightning fast. A true tireless 'silk engine'.

Taxonomy
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Family:Dipluridae
Genus:Linothele
Species:Linothele fallax

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Environment

Terrestrial

Humidity

70 - 80 %

Day temperature

24 - 28 °C

Night temperature

20 - 22 °C

UVB

None

Species description

Geographic Origin and Habitat: The World Spider Catalog reports Bolivia and Brazil as the distribution of Linothele fallax. This recovery makes no habitat statement beyond the cited facts above.
Taxonomy and Genetics: The World Spider Catalog lists Linothele fallax (Mello-Leitão, 1926) as an accepted species in the family Dipluridae. This recovery makes no genetic statement beyond the cited facts above.
Behaviour and Habits: This recovery makes no behavioural statement beyond the cited facts above.
Morphology and Sexual Dimorphism: This recovery makes no morphological or sex-comparison statement beyond the cited facts above.

Care, breeding and tankmates

Terrarium Setup: The peer-reviewed article identifies Linothele fallax as a Dipluridae curtain-web spider with long spinnerets that builds silk-lined burrows rather than the circular webs made by many other spider groups. This is a natural-history observation, not a terrarium specification.
Lighting and Heating: This recovery does not establish lighting or heating parameters.
Humidity and Hydration: This recovery does not establish humidity or hydration parameters.
Feeding and Supplementation: This recovery does not establish feeding or supplementation guidance.
Compatibility and Coexistence: This recovery does not establish cohabitation guidance.
Health and Common Diseases: This recovery does not establish health, clinical, or veterinary guidance.

Geographic Origin and Distribution

This species originates from: Sud America (Foreste montane e andine di Bolivia e Perù).

Origin

Selective breeding and cultivarsExtra-Amazon South AmericaAustralia, New Guinea, and Oceania

Terrestrial invertebrate profile

Diet
No verified data available
Life expectancy
No verified data available
Adult size
4 cm
The catalog's scalar value is 4 cm. The Spiderstore — Linothele fallax source reports a maximum adult measurement of 4 cm for this species, recorded as body length. The taxonomic record consulted is Linothele fallax. These figures are not interchangeable: the first is the profile's editorial reference, whereas the second is a published maximum under a specific measurement convention; differences among sources can reflect sex, population, life stage and measuring method.
Lifestyle/Microhabitat
No verified data available
Activity cycle
No verified data available
Sociality
No verified data available
Reproduction
No verified data available
Venom level
No verified data available
Handling tolerance
No verified data available
Brumation
No verified data available
Molting
No verified data available

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Last updated: 08/10/2026
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