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
Our June 2022 spider of the month (SOTM) is this inland black button spider (Latrodectus renivulvatus; Theridiidae), found by Wessel Pretorius during a Spider Club spider walk at the Haarwegskloof … Read more
Our May 2022 spider of the month is this horned bark spider (Caerostris sexcuspidata), found by Ruan Booysen in the Namaqua National Park in the Northern Cape. “Representatives of the … Read more