Spiders & other Arachnids

Spiders & other Arachnids

Velvet Spider - family Eresidae

<h5>Velvet Spider - family Eresidae</h5><p>Velvet spiders are a small group of about 100 species. Its common name only applies to the adult male which, in contrast to the uniform velvety black of the females, it is a striking spider, with black legs ringed with white and a bright scarlet abdomen with six paired black spots. They live in sandy, sunny slopes in lowland heather, building their tubes in the ground. Females rarely if ever leave their burrows, while males wander in the spring in search of females. They are cribellate spiders, which means that they produce woolly silk that they brush with comb-like bristles on their rear legs and trip threads cover and surround each burrow. </p>

Baboon Spider or Tarantula - "Pterinochilus lapalala" "

<h5>Baboon Spider or Tarantula - "Pterinochilus lapalala" "</h5><p>Pterinochilus is a genus of tarantulas, in the subfamily known as baboon spiders. Baboon spiders are a subfamily of tarantulas which are native to the continent of Africa. They are impressive, charismatic animals with little known about their biogeography and ecology. Baboon spiders will feed on anything they can kill. In spite of their posturing though, baboon spiders are harmless to humans. They have long fangs, and they do possess large venom glands, but the bite is only painful; it causes no systemic symptoms. </p>

Ground spider - "Gnaphosidae"

<h5>Ground spider - "Gnaphosidae" </h5><p>Ground spiders comprise the seventh largest spider family with nearly 2,000 described species in over 100 genera distributed worldwide. They are known to be venomous to humans or animals. </p>

Daddy Longlegs - "Holocnemes pluchei"

<h5> Daddy Longlegs - "Holocnemes pluchei"</h5><p>They are also commonly known as cellar spiders. There might be as many as 10,000 species of daddy longlegs, with 6000 to 7000 currently described. It is believed daddy longlegs split off from scorpions, which were becoming terrestrial about 435 million years ago. Therefor they are actually more closely related to scorpions than they are to spiders. </p>

Wall Crab Spiders or "flatties" - family Selenopidae

<h5>Wall Crab Spiders or "flatties" - family Selenopidae</h5><p>Wall crab spiders is a family of araneomorph spiders. There are a variety of colors, including shades of grey, brown, yellow, and orange.They are very flat and have two tarsal claws and laterigrade legs. Their running and striking speeds place them among the world’s fastest animals. They have eight eyes arranged in two rows; one row with six and one row with two eyes. </p>

Scorpion - Order Scorpiones

<h5>Scorpion - Order Scorpiones</h5><p>Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the order Scorpiones. They have eight legs and are easily recognized by the pair of grasping pedipalps and the narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back, ending with a venomous stinger.

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Flat Rock Scorpion - "Hadogenes troglodytes"

<h5>Flat Rock Scorpion - "Hadogenes troglodytes"</h5><p>Flat rock scorpions are native to South Africa. The majority of the sixteen species of this scorpion live there. Most are docile, slow to run, rarely sting, and the venom is very low in toxicity. These scorpions are large averaging seven inches. They have large strong flat pincers well adapted for grabbing prey in cracks. There are many different color variations of the Flat Rock Scorpions </p>

Red Roman or Solifuges - Subphylum: Chelicerata

<h5>Red Roman or Solifuges - Subphylum: Chelicerata</h5><p>This group of arachnids has various common names most of which suggest that they are spiders, which they are not. The only obvious similarity they share with spiders is the fact that they have eight legs. They have no venom glands and are not a threat to people but they are very aggressive and fast moving and can inflict a painful bite. There are 12 families, 140 genera and 1075 species of solifuges worldwide. Solifugae are moderately small to large arachnids. </p>

Jumping spider - Family Salticidae

<h5>Jumping spider - Family Salticidae</h5><p>They are commonly known as Salties. The family name is derived from the Latin "salto" which means to dance with pantomimic gestures. This is the largest spider family and includes more than 5000 species worldwide. There are 46 genera in South Africa. These spiders are harmless to man. Jumping spiders are small and scrappy carnivores. Like most other spiders, have eight eyes. On its face, a jumping spider has four eyes with an enormous pair in the center. This giving it an almost alien appearance. The remaining, smaller eyes are found on the dorsal surface of the cephalothorax. This eye arrangement makes it easy to identify jumping spiders. They can run, climb, and jump. </p>

Jumping spider - Family Salticidae

<h5>Jumping spider - Family Salticidae</h5><p>They are commonly known as Salties. The family name is derived from the Latin "salto" which means to dance with pantomimic gestures. This is the largest spider family and includes more than 5000 species worldwide. There are 46 genera in South Africa. These spiders are harmless to man. Jumping spiders are small and scrappy carnivores. Like most other spiders, have eight eyes. On its face, a jumping spider has four eyes with an enormous pair in the center. This giving it an almost alien appearance. The remaining, smaller eyes are found on the dorsal surface of the cephalothorax. This eye arrangement makes it easy to identify jumping spiders. They can run, climb, and jump. </p>

Rain Spider - "Palystes superciliosus"

<h5>Rain Spider - "Palystes superciliosus"</h5><p> It is a species of huntsman spider native to Southern Africa. It is the most common and widespread species in the Palystes genus and can be find in most provinces. It has a body length of 15–36 mm and a leg span of up to 110mm. Their Its preferred habitat is scrubland and savannah woodlands. They are often called lizard-eating spiders. Rain spiders will often enter homes before rain, where they will prey on geckos. </p>

Jumping spider - Family Salticidae

<h5>Jumping spider - Family Salticidae</h5><p>Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that is in the family Salticidae. The jumping spider is a type of spider that gets its common name from its jumping ability, which it uses to catch prey. jumping spiders can also be brown, tan or gray in color with pale white, gray, yellow, red, blue or green markings. Adult jumping spiders range in size from about 4-18 mm and are covered in dense hairs or scales that are brightly colored. Their front legs are usually thicker and some what longer than their other legs. Jumping spiders have the best vision of any spider species. It is able to detect and react to movement up to 45 cm in distance. They have eight eyes in three rows. The front row has four eyes with a very large middle pair. </p>

Hairy field spider -"Neoscona rapta"

<h5>Hairy field spider -"Neoscona rapta"</h5><p>Orb-weaver spiders or araneids are members of the spider family Araneidae. They are the most common group of builders of spiral wheel-shaped webs often found in gardens, fields and forests. ... Araneids have eight similar eyes, hairy or spiny legs, and no stridulating organs.Hairy field spider most likely, come in a variety of colours from grey to black </p>

Orb web spider - "Neoscona theisi"

<h5>Orb web spider - "Neoscona theisi" </h5><p>Orb-weaver spiders or araneids are members of the spider family Araneidae. They are the most common group of builders of spiral wheel-shaped webs often found in gardens, fields and forests. </p>

Jumping spider - Family Salticidae

<h5>Jumping spider - Family Salticidae</h5><p>Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that is in the family Salticidae. The jumping spider is a type of spider that gets its common name from its jumping ability, which it uses to catch prey. jumping spiders can also be brown, tan or gray in color with pale white, gray, yellow, red, blue or green markings. Adult jumping spiders range in size from about 4-18 mm and are covered in dense hairs or scales that are brightly colored. Their front legs are usually thicker and some what longer than their other legs. Jumping spiders have the best vision of any spider species. It is able to detect and react to movement up to 45 cm in distance. They have eight eyes in three rows. The front row has four eyes with a very large middle pair. </p>

Hairy Field Spider - "Neoscona rapta"

<h5>Hairy Field Spider - "Neoscona rapta"</h5><p>Orb-weaver spiders or araneids are members of the spider family Araneidae. They are the most common group of builders of spiral wheel-shaped webs often found in gardens, fields and forests. ... Araneids have eight similar eyes, hairy or spiny legs, and no stridulating organs.Hairy field spider most likely, come in a variety of colours from grey to black </p>

Jumping spider - Family Salticidae

<h5>Jumping spider - Family Salticidae</h5><p>Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that is in the family Salticidae. The jumping spider is a type of spider that gets its common name from its jumping ability, which it uses to catch prey. jumping spiders can also be brown, tan or gray in color with pale white, gray, yellow, red, blue or green markings. Adult jumping spiders range in size from about 4-18 mm and are covered in dense hairs or scales that are brightly colored. Their front legs are usually thicker and some what longer than their other legs. Jumping spiders have the best vision of any spider species. It is able to detect and react to movement up to 45 cm in distance. They have eight eyes in three rows. The front row has four eyes with a very large middle pair. </p>

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