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Latrodectus geometricus (immature).

Latrodectus geometricus

Description:

A tiny teeny little spider with a small web in the branches of this grass... (Panicum maximum. guineagrass)

Notes:

Kate do you know what plant this spider is on.

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6 Comments

pamsai
pamsai 7 years ago

thank you Kate. I really like this little spider. It was tiny so I'm not surprised it was immature.

KateBraun
KateBraun 7 years ago

Correction - I mixed up the photos! This one is identified as Latrodectus geometricus (immature).

pamsai
pamsai 7 years ago

thanks Kate...

KateBraun
KateBraun 7 years ago

Tentative identification as Cispius kimbius by Ansie Dippenaar-Schoeman.

pamsai
pamsai 10 years ago

thanks Kate...

KateBraun
KateBraun 10 years ago

This looks like it might be Panicum maximum (the grass, not the spider!)

pamsai
Spotted by
pamsai

Lubombo, Swaziland

Spotted on Mar 29, 2014
Submitted on Apr 28, 2014

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