Olios fasciculatus
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| Olios fasciculatus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Genus: | Olios |
| Species: | O. fasciculatus |
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| Olios fasciculatus | |
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Olios fasciculatus is a species of spider in the family Sparassidae.[2] It is found across Africa .[3]
Olios fasciculatus has a wide distribution across Africa, occurring in Gabon, Guinea, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Tanzania, and South Africa. In South Africa, the species is known only from KwaZulu-Natal at altitudes ranging from 131 to 1,345 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species consists of nocturnal plant dwellers that wander around in search of prey on vegetation and make their silk retreats between two leaves kept together with silk strands. Olios fasciculatus has been sampled from vegetation.[3]
Description
female
female
juvenile male
Conservation
Olios fasciculatus is listed as least concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range across Africa. In South Africa, the species is protected in Mkuze Game Reserve and Ndumo Game Reserve.[3]
