Our November spider of the month is this huntsman spider (Sparassidae), photographed by Chantelle Bosch at the Serra Cafema camp on the Namibia-Angola border near Epupa Falls. It is most likely May sp., which is a huntsman genus that occurs only in South Africa and Namibia. This is a relatively new genus, which was described … Read more

The October spider of the month is this burrowing wolf spider (Hogna sp.; Lycosidae) taken by Dawie Broekman in his garden in Frankfort, Free State. Dawie found this male while searching with his flashlight at night. Wolf spiders’ eyes reflect light and they are easy to spot if you have a headlight, or hold a … Read more

The spider of the month is this jumping spider (Evarcha ignea), photographed by Robert Wienand in Nelspruit, and found by his daughter inside their house. There are 92 recorded Evarcha species in the world, with 16 occurring in South Africa. The males of E. ignea and E. prosimilis have these red faces, but E. prosimilis … Read more