SpiderMAP: |
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1736 |
Province: |
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Limpopo |
Country: |
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South Africa |
Locus: |
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2231AC |
Observer: |
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Kennedy D. |
Date of record: |
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2008-03-16 |
Number of photos: |
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2 |
Notes: |
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Photos show what is probably a mating sequence. One large female feeding on a green grasshopper: two small males, one of which, in the first photo, is on her back. In the second photo he has crawled round onto her front, presumably to mate with her. |
Last updated: |
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2020-12-03 13:24:54 |
Sp. code: |
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710010 |
Species name: |
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Nephila senegalensis |
Common name: |
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Banded-legged golden orb-web spider |
Family: |
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Aranaeidae |
Record status: |
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ACCEPTED |
Collector's species id: |
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Golden Orb-web Spider Nephila senegalensis |
Institution: |
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ADU-UCT |
Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=SpiderMAP-1736 |
Links: |
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• Locus: Summary | Records • Species: Records | Distribution map |