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Identify this spider's species

Postby uncutdiamonds » Thu Sep 19, 2013 9:15 pm

Here (s)he is:
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Re: Identify this spider's species

Postby deonkwagga » Fri Sep 20, 2013 9:10 am

Looks like a freshly molted Common Baboon Spider.
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Re: Identify this spider's species

Postby Westley Price » Fri Sep 20, 2013 1:42 pm

Just to stir the pot a bit, what are the main visual differences between Baboon Spiders and Lesser Baboon Spiders?

I recall seeing something similar to this is the Western Cape which was ID'd to me as Harpactirella lightfooti.
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Re: Identify this spider's species

Postby Wallas » Fri Sep 20, 2013 2:48 pm

I did google it and got to the same conclusion that is a baboon spider, but did not want to say anything since I was not sure.
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Re: Identify this spider's species

Postby Side-winder1 » Sat Sep 21, 2013 8:30 pm

Ceratogyrus sp. (male) protrusion (horn) on carapace
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Re: Identify this spider's species

Postby Ceratogyrus » Wed Sep 25, 2013 12:40 pm

Not a Ceratogyrus species from what I can see.

If you can give us a locality it would help a bit, but I am leaning towards either Harpactira or Harpactirella. Maybe a bit large for Harpactirella though.
Might even be an Idiothele nigrofulva depending on locality. Hard to see as the pic is not the clearest.
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