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Araneae (spiders)
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Arthropoda > Arachnomorpha > Cheliceriformes > Chelicerata > Euchelicerata
> Arachnida
Many different spider species occur in your garden
and home. Only a couple are venomous and pose a possible threat to man.
We acquaint you here with the more common spiders in southern Africa for
which the Iziko South African Museum is regularly approached for
identification. Spiders perform a vital function by keeping down the
populations of various insect pests and should be encouraged in your
garden and around the home, instead of emptying cans of insecticide on
every one that is seen.
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On this page:
See also:
"If you wish to live and thrive, let the spider
run alive"
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Ask
Norman
Norman Larsen answers your questions on spiders in the Western Cape of South Africa.
These pages on spiders were written by Norman Larsen and Margie Cochrane,
with photographs by Norman Larsen
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Suborder Mygalomorpha (Primitive, 2 pairs of
booklungs, chelicerae/fang action
paraxial - forward and downwards). |
Suborder
Araneomorpha
(1 Pair of booklungs, majority of species are web makers.chelicerae/fang action diaxial - sideways and inwards (pinching).
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