March 2022 Spider of the Month
Our March 2022 spider of the month (SOTM) is this hedgehog spider (Pycnacantha cf. tribulus) in the orb-web spider family (Araneidae), taken by Geoff Lockwood. He found the spider in Lakenvlei, Mpumalanga, in calf-high grass, busy guarding her egg sac. Pycnacantha means “thick (or densely) thorned”, originating from the Greek pyknon (thick, dense) and akantha … Read more