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   [ Record 20 of 20060 ]   
:   20405
Province:   North West
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2527CD
Observer:   Hermanus Geyer
Date of record:   2024-04-10
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Found her(?) in the Waterfall East (Boschfontein) area. She lived in my house peacefully for at least a year, I think it might be much longer. I have noticed her, but we left eachother to our own and never bothered one another. (I like to think that it's a she, I do not know) She was so curious it was actually quite cute! I found her dead at my doorstep yesterday, I first had to get over it before I took photos, funny isn't it, that a spider can grow on you? I put her next to my Acacia trea that I am trying to bonsai, I will probably give her n proper burial now that I feel I at least did something. I didn't want her death to be for nothing, so I am glad I can post about her here. We live on a farm, I hope she has offspring????. P.S. I am not a spider (or bug) fan, at all, but my dad gas 4 tarantulas (which I never came close to). And she was so "pleasant" I couldn't help but to think of her as a sort of "pet".
Id status:   Identification pending
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-20405
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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