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Jumping spider

Salticidae but no species just yet

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WildFlower

Lion

It looks a lot like Thyene natalii
http://www.ispot.org.za/species_dictionary/Thyene%20natalii
http://www.jumpingspiders.co.za/SpiderViewer.php?g=Thyene&s=natalii&x=m&u=391.jpg
http://www.peckhamia.com/salticidae/salticidae.php?adres=specimen.php?id=10029

There is a very nice collection of them here
http://www.jumpingspiders.co.za/gallery.html Posted 10 years ago

Claire Hamilton

Lion

Yes it is T. natalii I just need to create a species for it, thank you for your research though. The jumping spider site is run by an amazing photographer Vida van de Walt and probably knows more about our jumping spiders than anyone else!
I will get onto the creation of the species as soon as I have a moment.
I am very fortunate when it comes to identifying SA spiders as I am now in contact with the best experts who are extremely helpful although they do advise me not to try to get to species level with many as quite often it takes a microscope to tell the difference between some species.
This one though, I am confident! Posted 10 years ago

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The Thyene natalii

Thyene natalii is a species of jumping spider. It was described by Elizabeth Maria Gifford Peckham & George William Peckham in 1903.

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Uploaded Nov 8, 2014. Captured Nov 3, 2014 13:26 in Unnamed Road, South Africa.

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Canon EOS 7D
f/14.0
1/250s
ISO200
100mm