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Sheet-web pisaurid

Euprosthenopsis pulchella

Description:

4 cm spider, made the web over an area of about 30cm running down into a tunnel in the dark. been watching her get bigger by the day... They catch prey that lands on their sheet-web through detection and speed. Belongs to same family as Fishing Spiders.

Habitat:

garden

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Sheet-web pisaurid
Euprosthenopsis pulchella spiders - Zandvlei Trust


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1 Comment

Smith'sZoo
Smith'sZoo 11 years ago

That's the one! Thank you Johan!

Smith Zoo
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Smith Zoo

Western Cape, South Africa

Spotted on Aug 28, 2012
Submitted on Aug 28, 2012

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