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Harmochirus luculentus
Harmochirus luculentus is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It is found across multiple countries in Africa and is commonly known as the Tanzanian Harmochirus jumping spider.
From the article Harmochirus luculentus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Harmochirus luculentus has been recorded from Botswana, Congo Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Yemen, and Zimbabwe. In South Africa, the species is known from Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, North West, and Western Cape. Notable locations include Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve, Hluhluwe Nature Reserve, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Ndumo Game Reserve, and Tembe Elephant Park.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
The species is found on flowers, buds and leaves, especially their tips, and is occasionally found on walls and bark and once on the ground. The spiders run with legs I forward and the abdomen moves up and down constantly. Adults are present from August to February during the hot dry and hot wet seasons. The species is sampled from the Fynbos, Forest, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 10 to 1602 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 668359.