Atlas of African Baboon Spiders

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SpiderMAP:   8099
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3217DB
Observer:   Todd John; Anne Todd
Date of record:   2017-12-26
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   The wasp had killed/immobilized the spider & was trying to get it into a too small crack 2m above ground
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   719480
Species name:   Parapalystes sp.
Common name:   huntsman spiders
Family:   Sparassidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   ? Wasp & Wolf Spider
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=SpiderMAP-8099
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 8099 - photo: 1
VM-number: 8099 - photo: 2
VM-number: 8099 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ethne Engelking
Comment:  
Date:   2018-01-12 13:16:42
Species name:   Parapalystes sp. -- huntsman spiders
Species code:   719480

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