Are there any known tarantulas, native to Russia?

[Minty]

As the title says. Any links or information appreciated.

 

[Poonjab]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycosa_tarantula
Does this count?

 

[Swagg]

A quick google search will prob tell you.

 

[omni]

Russia has a generally cooler climate and often harsh winters that don't support large spiders like tarantulas. with a little research I only found a wolf spider, Lycosa singoriensis sometimes is referred to as a tarantula but it is a true spider, up to 4.5cm (1.75") is probably the biggest spider native to southern parts of Russia. Looking at a bunch of pics, they are kind of cute, in a scary way haha. most seem to be gray and white spotted

 

[Arachnid Addicted]

If by tarantulas you mean individuals from Theraphosidae family, than the answer is no. Nobody ever found a Theraphosidae endemic to Russia so far. Lol.

 

[Vanisher]

I have never heard of it. Cyprus, Turky and parts of Balkan and possibly Spain are the only places in Europe i have heard that tarantulas exists in

 

[RowanFG]

I was going to say maybe Crimea but I don't want to offend anyone