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Idiops monticola
Idiops monticola is a species of spider in the family Idiopidae. It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Wonderboom Idiops trapdoor spider.
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Description
Idiops monticola is known from both sexes. The carapace and legs are olive-brown, with the pedipalps and first two pairs of legs darker than the hind two pairs of legs. This is an unusually small species. Total length is 11 mm in females and 9 mm in males.
Range & habitat
Idiops monticola is recorded from seven provinces in South Africa, Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and North West. The species occurs at altitudes ranging from 268 to 1,758 m above sea level.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
The species inhabits the Grassland and Savanna biomes. It lives in silk-lined burrows closed with a trapdoor.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and ecology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 833886.