For the identification of insects and other fauna and flora of South Africa.

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Rain Spider (Palystes superciliosus)

Family Sparassidae
Also called Huntsman Spiders.

This female is fairly large, about 5cm in body length with legs which can reach up to 10cm.
She was sitting on this large egg sac and which will sometimes be covered with grass and leaves.

The female guards them aggressively.
Info: Spiders of the Kalahari (Ansie Dippenaar-Schoeman)