Spider of the month | The Spider Club of Southern Africa

January 2024 Spider of the Month

17 January 2024 by Hrodulf Steinkampf‎

The Spider of the Month (SOTM) is this ant-eating crab spider (Stiphropus sp.; Thomisidae), found by Ruan Booysen in the Ndumo Game Reserve, and photographed by Rudi Steenkamp.Ruan found the … Read more

December 2023 Spider of the Month

16 December 20239 December 2023 by Hrodulf Steinkampf‎

The Spider of the Month (SOTM) is this Yates’ box kite spider (Isoxya yatesi) in the orb-web spider family (Araneidae), taken by Andrea Sander in Drummond, KwaZulu-Natal. Andrea said the … Read more

November 2023 Spider of the Month

8 November 2023 by Hrodulf Steinkampf‎

The November Spider of the Month (SOTM) is this wolf spider (Lycosidae), photographed by Cecile Roux in Dwarskersbos, Western Cape. We are not sure what genus this one belongs to, … Read more

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