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SpiderMAP:   13476
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3419AD
Observer:   Mishak Boshoff; Franchesca Stimming
Date of record:   2020-06-20
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Ambushes prey outside burrow in which it dwells. After feeding it seals burrow entrance with silk for about a day. During the night it waits in the entrance of the burrow, during the day it is inside. Appears to have been eaten by Argentine ants.
Id status:   Identification pending
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=SpiderMAP-13476
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 13476 - photo: 1
VM-number: 13476 - photo: 2

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