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SpiderMAP:   2754
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2732CD
Observer:   Tippett Ryan Matthew
Date of record:   2014-11-20
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Found in dense sand forest undergrowth. Hunting with a reduced web/trapezium. Found 50cm off the ground. Cephalothorax and abdomen 25mm. Very unusual species.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   702670
Species name:   Pycnacantha sp.
Common name:   un-named hedgehog spiders
Family:   Araneidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Araneidae - Pycnacantha sp.
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=SpiderMAP-2754
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 2754 - photo: 1
VM-number: 2754 - photo: 2
VM-number: 2754 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ryan Matthew Tippett
Comment:  
Date:   2017-07-01 09:59:00
Species name:   Pycnacantha sp. -- un-named hedgehog spiders
Species code:   702670
Comment number:   2
By:   Ethne Engelking
Comment:  
Date:   2017-07-09 16:05:47
Species name:   Pycnacantha sp. -- un-named hedgehog spiders
Species code:   702670

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