ianengelbrecht's Identifications

Small Baboon Spider

Small baboon spider (body length approx. 1.5-2cm) with light grey legs - first segment (closest to the cephalothorax) of each leg darker in colour than the rest - and a light grey-brown abdomen with darker patterns. Dorsal side of cephalothorax dark grey to black in colour with light brown patterns. Spider found in a silk-lined tunnel under a rock. Quite docile - possibly due to the fairly cold temperature - and made no attempt to escape when placed back on the ground, even allowed itself to be rolled over onto its side.