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Haddad's Grass Jumping Spider
Festucula haddadi
Festucula haddadi is a species of spider in the family Salticidae. It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as Haddad's grass jumping spider.
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Description
Due to their habitat among grasses, the females and males of Festucula haddadi display several co-evolved adaptive characteristics such as a very elongate abdomen, a flat carapace, and light to dark brown longitudinal bands along the carapace and abdomen, all of which aid crypsis in grasses.
Range & habitat
Festucula haddadi is found in South Africa, where it is known from the provinces Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal. Notable locations include iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Ndumo Game Reserve, Tembe Elephant Park, and Ithala Game Reserve.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
Festucula haddadi inhabits Grassland and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 4 to 1212 m. These are free-living plant-dwellers, sampled from grasses and other vegetation.
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 666479.