photo credit W Tarboton
Psalmopoeus irminia, female.
Sadly, this very striking large tarantula (15cm) could not be persuaded to fully emerge from her tree hole, despite the best efforts of Leon Moore (Atta Wildlife Guide). In rainforest Atta Rainforest Lodge, Iwokrama Forest Reserve, Guyana, South America.
Fallen prey to this determined Hawk Wasp..
A group of us headed out to Rustenburg on Saturday in search of a new species of trapdoor. A Horned trapdoor spider. Niela du Preez found a male in January this year on her stoep and got in contact with Ian Engelbrecht. It turned out to be a new underscribed species. We found 4 specimens and they will be used to describe this new species
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