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Shield Boxkite
Isoxya stuhlmanni
Isoxya stuhlmanni is a species of spider in the family Araneidae. It is found in Africa and is commonly known as the spotted Isoxya box kite spider.
From the article Isoxya stuhlmanni on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Isoxya stuhlmanni is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa, and Eswatini. In South Africa, the species is recorded from five provinces, Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
The species has been sampled from Forest, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna and Thicket biomes at altitudes ranging from 13 to 1,902 m above sea level. During the day, the species can be found in large orb-webs typically made high between trees. They were sampled in high numbers in coastal forests at Richards Bay, where webs were constructed 1-2 m above ground between plants, with individual webs often abutting.
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 671257.