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SpiderMAP:   7543
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3418AB
Observer:   Rob Mousley; Alison Faraday
Date of record:   2017-08-31
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   What spider is this? I was told that it's a baboon spider. We spotted it on the lawn of a house next to a wetland.
Last updated:   2020-03-31 18:25:14
Sp. code:   719400
Species name:   FAMILY Sparassidae
Common name:   Huntsman spiders
Family:   Sparassidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=SpiderMAP-7543
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 7543 - photo: 1
VM-number: 7543 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ethne Engelking
Comment:  
Date:   2017-09-04 10:15:00
Species name:   FAMILY Sparassidae -- Huntsman spiders
Species code:   719400

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