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Witsand white lady
May bruno
May bruno is a species of spider in the family Sparassidae. It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Witsand huntsman spider.
From the article May bruno on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
May bruno is endemic to the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It is known from Witsand Nature Reserve, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park at Twee Rivieren, and Postmasburg.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
The species inhabits the Nama Karoo biome at elevations ranging from 928 to 1,316 m above sea level. It is found in white sand dunes where they dig burrows leading 20–30 cm into the ground. The burrow is closed with a lid. The specialised elongated hairs situated in a row on the pedipalps are most likely functionally connected to this digging behaviour.
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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In the stacks
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Every page naming May bruno in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
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 833890.