The spider of the month March 2021 is this female jumping spider (Rhene konradi) in her retreat, photographed in Bloemfontein by Rudi Steenkamp (me). It was only when I viewed the photo on the computer that I noticed the “smile”. This is just how the setae around the clypeus in this specific specimen are arranged, … 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