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Rain Spider

Palystes superciliosus

Photo by Johan Heyns
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

Rain spider on the porch looking for an opportunity when the porch light is on in the evening. About 90 mm end to end.

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Comments (2)
Mari du Preez
goeie shots! ek glo nie ek sal so naby kom nie, ek's eintlik bietjie bang vir spinnekoppe!

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Mission
WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
Mission
International Spider Survey
Photographed
PublishedApril 10, 2013

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