Hrodulf Steinkampf‎ | The Spider Club of Southern Africa

November 2022 Spider of the Month

9 November 20228 November 2022 by Hrodulf Steinkampf‎

Spider of the Month male grass lynx spider (Oxyopes sp.; Oxyopidae)

Our November Spider of the Month (SOTM) is this male grass lynx spider (Oxyopes sp.; Oxyopidae), photographed by Corlien van Jaarsveld in Mtunzini, KwaZulu-Natal. Corlien said: “While wandering through my … Read more

October 2022 Spider of the Month

7 October 2022 by Hrodulf Steinkampf‎

Spider of the month chrysso comb-footed spider Chrysso sp.

The October spider of the month (SOTM) is this chrysso comb-footed spider (Chrysso sp.; Theridiidae), taken by Daniel Rautenbach in Harare, Zimbabwe. The first species (Chrysso albomaculata) that Pickard-Cambridge described in … Read more

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

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