wesselpretorius's Identifications

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3 photos

What

Spotted Orbweavers (Genus Neoscona)

Observer

louws

Date

May 14, 2024 01:25 PM SAST

Place

Vumanhlamvo, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Spotted Orbweavers - Photo (c) Matt Claghorn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Matt Claghorn
wesselpretorius's ID: Spotted Orbweavers (Genus Neoscona)
Added on May 19, 2024
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What

Tree Velvet Spiders (Genus Gandanameno)

Observer

elladouglas

Date

May 19, 2024 01:58 PM SAST

Place

Stellenbosch Rural, Stellenbosch, WC, ZA (Google, OSM)
Tree Velvet Spiders - Photo (c) kevin koen, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by kevin koen
wesselpretorius's ID: Tree Velvet Spiders (Genus Gandanameno)
Added on May 19, 2024
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What

Rain Spiders (Genus Palystes)

Observer

adelekokt

Date

May 18, 2024 12:51 PM SAST

Place

Queen Victoria Street, Stanford, WC, ZA (Google, OSM)
Rain Spiders - Photo (c) Graham McCleland, all rights reserved, uploaded by Graham McCleland
wesselpretorius's ID: Rain Spiders (Genus Palystes)
Added on May 19, 2024
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What

Hairy Golden Orb-weaving Spider (Trichonephila fenestrata)

Observer

kyle_campbell1

Date

May 18, 2024 02:52 PM SAST

Place

Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Hairy Golden Orb-weaving Spider - Photo (c) Dawid Oosthuizen, all rights reserved, uploaded by Dawid Oosthuizen
wesselpretorius's ID: Hairy Golden Orb-weaving Spider (Trichonephila fenestrata)
Added on May 19, 2024
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What

Hairy Golden Orb-weaving Spider (Trichonephila fenestrata)

Observer

kyle_campbell1

Date

May 18, 2024 04:16 PM SAST

Place

Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Hairy Golden Orb-weaving Spider - Photo (c) Dawid Oosthuizen, all rights reserved, uploaded by Dawid Oosthuizen
wesselpretorius's ID: Hairy Golden Orb-weaving Spider (Trichonephila fenestrata)
Added on May 19, 2024
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What

Hairy Golden Orb-weaving Spider (Trichonephila fenestrata)

Observer

kyle_campbell1

Date

May 18, 2024 03:11 PM SAST

Place

Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Hairy Golden Orb-weaving Spider - Photo (c) Dawid Oosthuizen, all rights reserved, uploaded by Dawid Oosthuizen
wesselpretorius's ID: Hairy Golden Orb-weaving Spider (Trichonephila fenestrata)
Added on May 19, 2024
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What

Banded Orbweavers (Genus Trichonephila)

Observer

kyle_campbell1

Date

May 18, 2024 02:28 PM SAST

Place

Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Hairy Golden Orb-weaving Spider - Photo (c) Dawid Oosthuizen, all rights reserved, uploaded by Dawid Oosthuizen
wesselpretorius's ID: Hairy Golden Orb-weaving Spider (Trichonephila fenestrata)
Added on May 19, 2024
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7 photos

What

Wall Spiders (Genus Oecobius)

Observer

botswanabugs

Date

May 19, 2024

Place

Serowe (Google, OSM)

Description

in nest on exterior house wall

Wall Spiders - Photo (c) lotlhmoq, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
wesselpretorius's ID: Wall Spiders (Genus Oecobius)
Added on May 19, 2024
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3 photos

What

Dewdrop Spiders (Genus Argyrodes)

Observer

tinaduplessis

Date

February 19, 2023 09:43 AM SAST

Place

Suiderstrand, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Dewdrop Spiders - Photo (c) pimelea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by pimelea
wesselpretorius's ID: Dewdrop Spiders (Genus Argyrodes)
Added on May 19, 2024
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3 photos

What

Flower Crab Spiders (Genus Thomisus)

Observer

karien_naude

Date

May 16, 2024 03:32 PM SAST

Place

City Of Cape Town Rural, Cape Town, WC, ZA (Google, OSM)

Description

Yellow crab spider on Marasmodes fasiciculatum

Flower Crab Spiders - Photo (c) Richard Ong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Richard Ong
wesselpretorius's ID: Flower Crab Spiders (Genus Thomisus)
Added on May 19, 2024
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What

Flower Crab Spiders (Genus Thomisus)

Observer

elliot80037

Date

May 18, 2024 08:43 AM SAST

Place

Greater Tzaneen Rural, Tzaneen, LP, ZA (Google, OSM)
Flower Crab Spiders - Photo (c) Richard Ong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Richard Ong
wesselpretorius's ID: Flower Crab Spiders (Genus Thomisus)
Added on May 19, 2024
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What

Hairy Golden Orb-weaving Spider (Trichonephila fenestrata)

Observer

dineooo

Date

May 17, 2024 11:13 AM SAST

Place

Reddam Avenue, Cape Town, WC, ZA (Google, OSM)

Description

gorgeous

Hairy Golden Orb-weaving Spider - Photo (c) Dawid Oosthuizen, all rights reserved, uploaded by Dawid Oosthuizen
wesselpretorius's ID: Hairy Golden Orb-weaving Spider (Trichonephila fenestrata)
Added on May 19, 2024
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What

Brown Widow (Latrodectus geometricus)

Observer

wikus_burger

Date

May 18, 2024 07:00 PM SAST

Place

Uitzicht, Cape Town, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Brown Widow - Photo (c) Graham Montgomery, all rights reserved, uploaded by Graham Montgomery
wesselpretorius's ID: Brown Widow (Latrodectus geometricus)
Added on May 19, 2024
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4 photos

What

Spotted Orbweavers (Genus Neoscona)

Observer

wikus_burger

Date

May 18, 2024 06:55 PM SAST

Place

Uitzicht, Cape Town, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Spotted Orbweavers - Photo (c) Matt Claghorn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Matt Claghorn
wesselpretorius's ID: Spotted Orbweavers (Genus Neoscona)
Added on May 19, 2024
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3 photos

What

Tetragnatha isidis

Observer

moira_fitzpatrick

Date

October 30, 2022 08:35 AM CAT

Place

Umguza, Zimbabwe (Google, OSM)
Tetragnatha isidis - Photo (c) Frank Deschandol, all rights reserved, uploaded by Frank Deschandol
wesselpretorius's ID: Tetragnatha isidis, a member of Long-jawed Orbweavers (Family Tetragnathidae)
Added on May 19, 2024
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9 photos

What

Masked Vlei Spider (Leucauge festiva)

Observer

sandraf

Date

May 8, 2024 04:46 PM SAST

Place

Mossel Bay (Google, OSM)

Description

Busy constructing.
Vertical web between plants in pots

Masked Vlei Spider - Photo (c) clr1985, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by clr1985
wesselpretorius's ID: Masked Vlei Spider (Leucauge festiva)
Added on May 18, 2024
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What

African Mask Spider (Synema imitatrix)

Observer

stacey392

Date

May 18, 2024 11:36 AM SAST

Place

Noordhoek, Cape Town, 7979, South Africa (Google, OSM)
African Mask Spider - Photo (c) Wynand Uys, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Wynand Uys
wesselpretorius's ID: African Mask Spider (Synema imitatrix)
Added on May 18, 2024
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3 photos

What

Flatties (Family Selenopidae)

Observer

botswanabugs

Date

April 19, 2024

Place

Serowe (Google, OSM)

Description

attracted to uv or the insects at uv

Flatties - Photo (c) Laurent Hesemans, all rights reserved, uploaded by Laurent Hesemans
wesselpretorius's ID: Flatties (Family Selenopidae)
Added on May 18, 2024
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2 photos

What

Biscuit Boxkite (Isoxya tabulata)

Observer

surfinbird

Date

May 18, 2024 01:43 PM SAST

Place

Mtwalume, 4186, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Biscuit Boxkite - Photo (c) i_c_riddell, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by i_c_riddell
wesselpretorius's ID: Biscuit Boxkite (Isoxya tabulata)
Added on May 18, 2024
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2 photos

What

Running Crab Spiders (Family Philodromidae)

Observer

cliffordr

Date

May 18, 2024 02:07 PM SAST

Place

Dwarskersbos, Velddrif, 7365, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Running Crab Spiders - Photo (c) Pascal Gaudette, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
wesselpretorius's ID: Running Crab Spiders (Family Philodromidae)
Added on May 18, 2024
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3 photos

What

Genus Thanatus

Observer

wikus_burger

Date

May 18, 2024 12:50 PM SAST

Place

Uitzicht, Cape Town, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Thanatus - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by Jesse Rorabaugh
wesselpretorius's ID: Genus Thanatus, a member of Running Crab Spiders (Family Philodromidae)
Added on May 18, 2024
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What

Genus Smeringopus

Observer

wikus_burger

Date

April 28, 2024 11:09 AM SAST

Place

Uitzicht, Cape Town, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Smeringopus - Photo (c) kunag-ping_yu, all rights reserved, uploaded by kunag-ping_yu
wesselpretorius's ID: Genus Smeringopus, a member of Cellar Spiders (Family Pholcidae)
Added on May 16, 2024
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2 photos

What

False Widow Spiders (Genus Steatoda)

Observer

wikus_burger

Date

April 28, 2024 11:09 AM SAST

Place

Uitzicht, Cape Town, South Africa (Google, OSM)
False Widow Spiders - Photo (c) Nicky Bay, all rights reserved, uploaded by Nicky Bay
wesselpretorius's ID: False Widow Spiders (Genus Steatoda)
Added on May 16, 2024
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What

Gray Wall Jumping Spider (Menemerus bivittatus)

Observer

wikus_burger

Date

April 27, 2024 02:20 PM SAST

Place

Uitzicht, Cape Town, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Gray Wall Jumping Spider - Photo (c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by portioid
wesselpretorius's ID: Gray Wall Jumping Spider (Menemerus bivittatus)
Added on May 16, 2024
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3 photos

What

Wolf Spiders (Family Lycosidae)

Observer

wikus_burger

Date

April 19, 2024 02:58 PM SAST

Place

Stellenberg, Cape Town, 7550, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Wolf Spiders - Photo (c) Thomas Shahan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Thomas Shahan
wesselpretorius's ID: Wolf Spiders (Family Lycosidae)
Added on May 16, 2024
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3 photos

What

Amber Baboon Spider (Harpactira cafreriana)

Observer

tt20marianne

Date

October 16, 2023 06:07 PM SAST

Place

Overstrand, Greater Hermanus, WC, ZA (Google, OSM)
Amber Baboon Spider - Photo (c) Willemina v/d Harst-De Wet, all rights reserved, uploaded by Willemina v/d Harst-De Wet
wesselpretorius's ID: Amber Baboon Spider (Harpactira cafreriana)
Added on May 16, 2024
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3 photos

What

Genus May

Observer

andrew_hankey

Date

January 19, 2009 09:47 PM SAST

Place

Espinhiera Angola (Google, OSM)

Tags

Angola
May - Photo (c) Rudolph Steenkamp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Rudolph Steenkamp
wesselpretorius's ID: Genus May, a member of Huntsman Spiders (Family Sparassidae)
Added on May 16, 2024
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4 photos

What

Genus Thanatus

Observer

wikus_burger

Date

May 15, 2024 01:32 PM SAST

Place

Uitzicht, Cape Town, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Thanatus - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by Jesse Rorabaugh
wesselpretorius's ID: Genus Thanatus, a member of Running Crab Spiders (Family Philodromidae)
Added on May 16, 2024
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2 photos

What

Huntsman Spiders (Family Sparassidae)

Observer

yusufzanzibar

Date

May 4, 2024 11:29 PM EAT

Place

Matemwe, Zanzibar (Google, OSM)
Huntsman Spiders - Photo (c) Chen Gim Choon, all rights reserved, uploaded by Chen Gim Choon
wesselpretorius's ID: Huntsman Spiders (Family Sparassidae)
Added on May 16, 2024
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2 photos

What

Huntsman Spiders (Family Sparassidae)

Observer

yusufzanzibar

Date

January 7, 2024 07:16 AM EAT

Place

Matemwe, Zanzibar (Google, OSM)
Huntsman Spiders - Photo (c) Chen Gim Choon, all rights reserved, uploaded by Chen Gim Choon
wesselpretorius's ID: Huntsman Spiders (Family Sparassidae)
Added on May 16, 2024
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