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Bark spiders

Caerostris (familie Araneidae)

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Field Notes

Notes:

This spider hunts at night,makes a big web and takes it down in the morning,they are seldom seen, I stumbled into this one by accident while out spotting bushbabys.

Species ID Suggestions

Bark Spider

Caerostris sexcuspidata
Johan Heyns
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Comments (5)
RiekoS
I agree with Maria dB. I did not know what it was first...
Maria dB
Very nice series; you might consider putting the last photo first?
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2013

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