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SpiderMAP:   18075
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3318CB
Observer:   Simone Windsor; Levi Windsor
Date of record:   2021-11-23
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Good Morning, please can you ID this spider? Found it dead in our pool and have been finding a few of them in our house at night lately. We do relocate them safely outside. Morning Star Cape Town ??????????
Last updated:   2022-01-06 12:09:56
Sp. code:   700330
Species name:   Harpactira atra
Common name:  
Family:   Theraphosidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=SpiderMAP-18075
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 18075 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ian Engelbrecht
Comment:   note the carapace shape
Date:   2022-01-06 12:09:56
Species name:   Harpactira atra
Species code:   700330

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