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Scorpion Spider

Family Trochanteriidae

Description:

Shiny, red-brown or black. Some have pale marks on abdomen. Legs paler than body. Large, widely diverging fang bases. Body extremely flattened. Often folds a pair of legs back over body. Nocturnal.

Habitat:

Hides in crevices and under bark

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Trapsuutjie
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Trapsuutjie

Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Spotted on Sep 13, 2013
Submitted on Sep 13, 2013

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