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The common rain spider (Palystes superciliosus), formerly P. natalius, [1] is a species of huntsman spider native to Southern Africa. [2] It is the most common and widespread species in the genus Palystes . [ 3 ]
They are also called giant crab spiders because of their size and appearance. Larger species sometimes are referred to as wood spiders, because of their preference for woody places (forests, mine shafts, woodpiles, wooden shacks). In southern Africa the genus Palystes are known as rain spiders or lizard-eating spiders. [4]
Palystes is a genus of huntsman spiders, commonly called rain spiders or lizard-eating spiders, [2] occurring in Africa, India, Australia, and the Pacific. [1] The most common and widespread species is P. superciliosus, found in South Africa, home to 12 species in the genus.
Plexippus tsholotsho is a species of jumping spider in the genus Plexippus that lives in South Africa and Zimbabwe. It was first described in 2011 by the Polish arachnologist Wanda WesoĊowska. The species was first found in the Zimbabwean district of Tsholotsho, after which the species is named. Only the female has been described.
Artema atlanta is a species of spider of the family Pholcidae with a pantropical distribution. It is commonly known as the giant daddy-long-legs spider, in Australia [2] and South Africa. [3] With a body length of 8–11 mm, it is the largest pholcid in the world. [4]
Stegodyphus dumicola, commonly known as the African social spider, is a species of spider of the family Eresidae, or the velvet spider family. It is native to Central and southern Africa. This spider is one of three Stegodyphus spiders that lives a social lifestyle (S. lineatus, S. mimosarum, and S. dumicola). This spider has been studied ...
The rain spider wasp or red-femora spider wasp [3] (Tachypompilus ignitus) is an Afrotropical species of spider wasp specialising in capturing spiders of the genus Palystes, the rain spiders. Distribution
Endemic spiders of South Africa (162 P) Pages in category "Spiders of South Africa" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 265 total.