Stegodyphus bicolor
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| Bicolor Stegodyphus Velvet Spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Eresidae |
| Genus: | Stegodyphus |
| Species: | S. bicolor |
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| Stegodyphus bicolor (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869)[1] | |
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Stegodyphus bicolor is a species of spider in the family Eresidae.[1] It is found in Namibia and South Africa, where it is commonly known as the bicolor Stegodyphus velvet spider.[2]
Stegodyphus bicolor occurs in two countries: Namibia and South Africa.[1] In South Africa, the species is recorded from the Northern Cape, where it is protected in Augrabies National Park.[2]
Habitat and ecology
The species inhabits Desert and Succulent Karoo biomes at altitudes ranging from 33 to 720 m above sea level.[2]
Stegodyphus bicolor constructs retreat-webs and lives solitarily in nests made with yellow-orange silk.[2]
Description
Conservation
Stegodyphus bicolor is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide global range. It is protected in Augrabies National Park.[2]
