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Heliocapensis claviger
Heliocapensis claviger is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It is found in Mozambique and South Africa and is commonly known as the four-spotted Heliocapensis sunny jumping spider.
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Range & habitat
Heliocapensis claviger known from South Africa and Mozambique. In South Africa, the species is found in KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape. Locations include Ndumo Game Reserve, Tembe Elephant Park, Umhlali, De Hoop Nature Reserve, Fernkloof Nature Reserve, Goukamma Nature Reserve, Robben Island, Table Mountain National Park, and coastal areas around Cape Town.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
These are free living spiders moving around on vegetation. In KwaZulu Natal, several immature specimens were collected from Vachellia xanthophloea bark. The species was sampled from leaf litter and low growing foliage in the Fynbos, Forest, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 4 to 125 m.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and ecology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1536614.