The spider of the month is this common bark spider (Caerostris sexcuspidata) in the orb weaver family (Araneidae), taken by Daniel Lee Owen Rautenbach in Headlands, Zimbabwe. They are also called horned bark spiders, due to them often sporting one, two, three, or more “horns” on the abdomen, or sometimes a complex system of protrusions … Read more
The spider of the month is this hedgehog spider (Pycnacantha sp.; most likely P. tribulus) photographed by Marique Kirwan in the Schurveberg mountains, Gauteng, South Africa. This spider received 41% of the votes. The spider was found perching on a low branch of a karee tree, with one strand of silk attached to a leaf … Read more
The spider of the month is this female Stegodyphus sp. in the velvet spider family (Eresidae). Hannes Claassens hereby becomes our first three-time winner, and funnily enough, all three wins were with three different velvet spiders. It seems like Hannes has found a winning recipe. There are 20 recorded Stegodyphus spp. in the world, with … Read more