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SpiderMAP:   4243
Province:   North West
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2626AA
Observer:   Viljoen Deon; none
Date of record:   2015-09-03
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Found under a log in thick webbing. Had fed on a small red roach. About 5 cm in length overall. Molted while in a temporary tub.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   704560
Species name:   FAMILY Eresidae
Common name:   Velvet spiders
Family:   Eresidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Family Eresidae, Velvet spider
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=SpiderMAP-4243
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 4243 - photo: 1
VM-number: 4243 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ethne Engelking
Comment:  
Date:   2017-05-04 21:09:19
Species name:   FAMILY Eresidae -- Velvet spiders
Species code:   704560

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