Atlas of African Baboon Spiders

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SpiderMAP:   7425
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2930DB
Observer:   Kaleigh Mc Kerrell; Stuart Mc Kerrell
Date of record:   2017-07-22
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Was about the size of small side plate located on my wall outside. Please note that I left it where it was. Sorry I was a bit scared to take a closer photograph. Is this a venomous type of baboon spider? A lot of people have told me it is a male who is looking for a female to mate with as he was in his molt and would die shortly after this, is this true and where do they usually make their nests?
Last updated:   2020-03-31 18:25:14
Sp. code:   700370
Species name:   Harpactira curator
Common name:  
Family:   Theraphosidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=SpiderMAP-7425
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 7425 - photo: 1
VM-number: 7425 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ian Engelbrecht
Comment:  
Date:   2017-10-05 12:17:14
Species name:   Harpactira curator
Species code:   700370

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