Atlas of African Spiders

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SpiderMAP:   16517
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3318CB
Observer:   van Rensburg Michele
Date of record:   2021-02-24
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   2 x Baboon Spiders found together, could be a male and female? One was bigger than the other, both were the same colour. They were released back into the Fynbos after we took photos and videos of them.
Last updated:   2022-01-02 11:54:15
Sp. code:   700330
Species name:   Harpactira atra
Common name:  
Family:   Theraphosidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Baboon Spider
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=SpiderMAP-16517
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 16517 - photo: 1
VM-number: 16517 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ian Engelbrecht
Comment:  
Date:   2022-01-02 11:54:15
Species name:   Harpactira atra
Species code:   700330

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