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Trabea ornatipalpis
Trabea ornatipalpis is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae. It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the fancy palp Trabea wolf spider.
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Range & habitat
Trabea ornatipalpis is found in South Africa. In South Africa, it is recorded from six provinces at altitudes ranging from 6 to 1703 m. Localities include Table Mountain National Park in the Western Cape, Royal Natal National Park in KwaZulu-Natal, Hogsback in the Eastern Cape, Irene in Gauteng, Ben Lavin Nature Reserve in Limpopo, Hopetown and Benfontein Nature Reserve in the Northern Cape, and Cederberg Wilderness Area.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
Trabea ornatipalpis is a free-running ground dweller sampled from the Fynbos, Grassland, and Savanna biomes.
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 693763.