Hrodulf Steinkampf‎ | The Spider Club of Southern Africa

September 2022 Spider of the Month

10 September 2022 by Hrodulf Steinkampf‎

Our spider of the month (SOTM) for September 2022 is this beetle-mimic jumping spider (Pachyballus miniscutulus), photographed by Ruan Booysen in Bloemfontein. This spider is about only 2 mm in … Read more

August 2022 Spider of the Month

5 August 2022 by Hrodulf Steinkampf‎

August spider of the month giant jumping spider Hyllus sp.

Our August spider of the month (SOTM) is this giant jumping spider (Hyllus sp.; Salticidae), photographed by Hannes Claasens, who spotted the spider hiding among his mother’s ferns in Marloth Park … Read more

July 2022 Spider of the Month

18 July 20224 July 2022 by Hrodulf Steinkampf‎

Our July 2022 Spider of the Month (SOTM) is this scorpion-tailed orb-web spider (Arachnura scorpionoides; Araneidae), photographed by Desiré Pelser in Kloof, KwaZulu-Natal. The name “Arachnura” is derived from the … Read more

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