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SpiderMAP:   5578
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3422AA
Observer:   Elstadt Cobus
Date of record:   2016-02-26
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   I tried to find an ID on the Internet but no luck. I did however find only one other picture of the same specimen taken by a British tourist and also not ID'd; the spider, not the tourist.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   709980
Species name:   Nephila fenestrata
Common name:   Black legged golden orb-web spider
Family:   Aranaeidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=SpiderMAP-5578
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 5578 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ethne Engelking
Comment:  
Date:   2017-07-26 17:07:06
Species name:   Nephila fenestrata -- Black legged golden orb-web spider
Species code:   709980

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