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Caerostris
sexcuspidata
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Caerostris sexcuspidata
female, rear view. [image N. Larsen ©] |
Caerostris sexcuspidata
female, front view. [image N. Larsen ©] |
Caerostris sexcuspidata,
although nocturnal, can be found on her web in shaded forested areas during the
day. This is the most widespread species in the genus, occurring south of the 5°
North (central and east Africa) It is the common species in South Africa and the
species with the most variations in abdomen shape. C. sexcuspidata
is so variable in colour and form, that when I started observing spiders,
I thought that there were six species in the forests of the Cape Peninsula.
Text by Norman Larsen © |
