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Another ID please.

Postby Phunk » Thu Nov 20, 2014 11:45 pm

Hi Guys, Please could you ID this spider. When confronted it feigns death.
Location is lower KZN South Coast (Near Port Shepstone)
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Re: Another ID please.

Postby Ceratogyrus » Fri Nov 21, 2014 8:44 am

Harmless male rain spider (Palystes sp.)
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Re: Another ID please.

Postby Westley Price » Fri Nov 21, 2014 9:35 am

No way that thing is harmless! I am suffering psychological damage just by looking at it ;)
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Re: Another ID please.

Postby Ruan Stander » Fri Nov 21, 2014 10:35 am

Ceratogyrus, do they not have any venom ?
I'm sure they do, all spiders do to my knowledge ?
Anyway- when you say hamless, you mean like a bee sting, harmless to the average person but deadly to some who are hypersensitive ?
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Re: Another ID please.

Postby Phunk » Fri Nov 21, 2014 2:07 pm

LOL @ Westley
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Re: Another ID please.

Postby Ceratogyrus » Tue Nov 25, 2014 2:53 pm

Only one family of spiders has no venom (Uloboridae).
These are harmless as in nothing will happen to you other than a bit of an itch and redness around the bite site.
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Re: Another ID please.

Postby Ruan Stander » Tue Nov 25, 2014 3:07 pm

Very interesting, thank you.
Alright good to know.
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