Lipocrea longissima
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| Lipocrea Grass Orb-Web Spider | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Lipocrea |
| Species: | L. longissima |
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| Lipocrea longissima | |
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Lipocrea longissima is a species of spider in the family Araneidae.[2] It is found across Central, East, and Southern Africa and is commonly known as the Lipocrea grass orb-web spider.[3]
Lipocrea longissima has a wide distribution throughout Central, East, and Southern Africa. The species is known from Lesotho, Botswana, and South Africa.[3]
In South Africa, the species is widely distributed across seven provinces: Free State, Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and Western Cape. Notable locations include Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Ndumo Game Reserve, Tembe Elephant Park, and Bontebok National Park.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species inhabits Fynbos, Forest, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Grassland, and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 3 to 1,706 m above sea level. Lipocrea longissima makes orb-webs in grass and removes them early in the morning. The species has been sampled from avocado and pecan orchards, as well as tomato fields.[3]
