Cartwheeling Spider

Another of the highlights of the "Living Desert" tour - how the guide finds these in the midst of what appear to be trackless sanddunes is nothing short of unbelievable.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Just finished watching the "desserts" episode of Planet Earth II so this one is very inspiring :) Posted 8 years ago
1. Barry
  
  Lion
  
  That series is spectacular. After all these years I had thought that I had seen everything in nature documentaries, but Planet Earth II took my breath away. Have you seen the footage of the marine iguanas and the snakes? You will be on the edge of your seat. Posted 8 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Yes I have, blew my mind! Posted 8 years ago

The Wheel spider

The wheel spider or golden wheel spider , is a huntsman spider native to the Namib Desert of Southern Africa. This spider should not be confused with ''Leucorchestris arenicola'', a spider sharing the same common name as well as the same locale. The spider escapes parasitic pompilid wasps by flipping onto its side and cartwheeling down sand dunes at speeds of up to 44 turns per second.

Wheel spiders are up to 20 mm in size, with males and females the same size. The wheel spider is a nocturnal,.. more

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Similar species: Spiders

Species identified by Barry