Spider of the month | The Spider Club of Southern Africa

July 2021 Spider of the Month

12 August 20216 July 2021 by Hrodulf Steinkampf‎

Our July 2021 spider of the month is this beetle crab spider (Mystaria sp.; Thomisidae), taken by Bruce Blake in Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal. These crab spiders mostly prey on bees and … Read more

June 2021 Spider of the Month

3 July 20214 June 2021 by Hrodulf Steinkampf‎

Spider of the month June 2021 Eresidae sp.

Our June spider of the month is this undetermined (possibly undescribed) velvet spider (family Eresidae), taken by Megean Daniel on a farm near Postmasburg in the Northern Cape. This is … Read more

May 2021 Spider of the Month

3 July 20215 May 2021 by Hrodulf Steinkampf‎

Spider of the month May 2021 Pachyballus sp.

Our May spider of the month is this beetle jumping spider (Pachyballus sp.; Salticidae) taken by Bruce Blake in Amanzimtoti, KZN. The spider is feeding on a booklouse (Psocidae). There are … Read more

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