Atlas of African Baboon Spiders

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SpiderMAP:   4121
Province:   other
Country:   Kenya
Locus:   0338AA
Observer:   Jackson Colin
Date of record:   2011-11-21
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   one individual seemed to be trying to pull another out of the hole. I have video of this interaction if it would be of interest to anyone.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   309401
Species name:   ORDER Solifugae
Common name:   Solpugids, windscorpions, sun spiders or camel spiders
Family:  
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Solifuge sp. / Hunting Spider
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=SpiderMAP-4121
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 4121 - photo: 1
VM-number: 4121 - photo: 2
VM-number: 4121 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ethne Engelking
Comment:   Sun spider in order Solifugae
Date:   2017-04-25 21:07:05
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Zarek Cockar
Comment:   Colin, please can you post this on the "Solifuge Wild" facebook group for identification, and then maybe upload it onto iNaturalist so that the record doesn't go to waste? Thanks!
Date:   2018-01-23 14:49:31
Species name:   ORDER Solifugae -- Solpugids, windscorpions, sun spiders or camel spiders
Species code:   309401

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