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SpiderMAP:   7586
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3228CB
Observer:   Gareth Yearsley
Date of record:   2017-09-19
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   It was hiding in some dead grass I'd dug up a few weeks ago. I'd just added it to my compost heap and when I sprinkled it with water it came running out. I left it unharmed after taking the photos.
Last updated:   2020-03-31 18:25:14
Sp. code:   700410
Species name:   Harpactira guttata
Common name:  
Family:   Theraphosidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=SpiderMAP-7586
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 7586 - photo: 1
VM-number: 7586 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ian Engelbrecht
Comment:  
Date:   2017-10-05 12:12:01
Species name:   Harpactira guttata
Species code:   700410

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