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SpiderMAP:   8617
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3419BD
Observer:   BioSurveys Bionerds
Date of record:   2016-12-20
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Hides in my grapevine during the day, spins a large web at night, which is skillfully avoided by the bats every evening.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   702330
Species name:   Neoscona sp.
Common name:   Neoscona hairy field spiders
Family:   Araneidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Neoscona rapta
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=SpiderMAP-8617
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 8617 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ethne Engelking
Comment:  
Date:   2018-04-17 08:37:55
Species name:   Neoscona sp. -- Neoscona hairy field spiders
Species code:   702330

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