About Artema atlanta Walckenaer, 1837
Both male and female specimens of Artema atlanta have a total body length ranging from 8 to 11 mm. Their first pair of legs is approximately 6.5 times as long as their body. This species occurs across all tropical regions, with recorded locations including the Seychelles, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and Brazil. It can be found on every continent except Antarctica. It is thought to be native to the Old World, even though it was first scientifically described based on material collected from Brazil. The species has been introduced to Antwerp, Belgium, and to North America. As of 2009, established colonies of A. atlanta exist in southern Arizona and southeastern California, United States. In 2004, two individual spiders of this species were discovered inside a shipping container that arrived in England.
