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SpiderMAP:   1197
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3318BD
Observer:   Hellmann F.
Date of record:   2013-12-13
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   I thought that it was a dead bud hanging in the lemon tree and grabbed it in my hand to pull it off - then it moved in my hand and I realised it was a spider.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   701640
Species name:   Caerostris sp.
Common name:   Bark spiders
Family:   Araneidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Bark spider
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=SpiderMAP-1197
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 1197 - photo: 1
VM-number: 1197 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ethne Engelking
Comment:  
Date:   2017-05-27 21:55:48
Species name:   Caerostris sp. -- Bark spiders
Species code:   701640

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