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- Palystes_castaneus abstract "Palystes castaneus is a species of huntsman spider found in South Africa. It is common from Cape Town to Heidelberg, Western Cape, especially in forested areas. In scrub outside forested areas, it is replaced by Palystes superciliosus. It occurs mainly on plants, where it hunts insects. It has a body length of 17–22 mm. P. castaneus is the type species for the Palystes genus, and was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1819.Spiders in the Palystes genus are commonly called rain spiders, or lizard-eating spiders. P. castaneus often appears in the home just before the onset of rain, where they hunt geckos (usually Afrogecko porphyreus). Males are regularly seen from August to December, probably looking for females.After mating in the early summer, the female constructs a round egg sac about 60–100 mm in size made of silk, with twigs and leaves woven into it. These egg sacs are commonly seen from about November to April. The female constructs the sac over 3–5 hours, then aggressively guards it until the spiderlings, who hatch inside the protective sac, chew their way out about three weeks later. Many gardeners are bitten by protective Palystes mothers during this period. Females will construct about three of these egg sacs over their two year lives.P. castaneus (and other Palystes spiders) are also commonly seen paralysed, being dragged by a large wasp called a Pompilid wasp. Sometimes the wasp will not be present. Pompilid wasps only hunt spiders, which they paralyse by stinging them. They then drag the spider back to their nest where they lay an egg on the spider, then seal the spider and the egg in. When the egg hatches, the larva eats the paralysed spider, keeping the spider alive as long as possible by eating peripheral flesh first, and saving the vital organs till last. By doing this, the spider stays fresh long enough for the wasp larva to mature and pupate. The Pompilid wasp species Tachypompilus ignitus is at least largely a specialist hunter of mature Palystes females.".
- Palystes_castaneus binomialAuthority Pierre_Andr%C3%A9_Latreille.
- Palystes_castaneus class Arachnid.
- Palystes_castaneus family Huntsman_spider.
- Palystes_castaneus genus Palystes.
- Palystes_castaneus kingdom Animal.
- Palystes_castaneus order Spider.
- Palystes_castaneus phylum Arthropod.
- Palystes_castaneus synonym "* Ocypete melanogaster".
- Palystes_castaneus synonym "* Ocypete nobilis".
- Palystes_castaneus synonym "* Olios castaneus".
- Palystes_castaneus synonym "* Olios fuscus".
- Palystes_castaneus synonym "* Olios melanogaster".
- Palystes_castaneus synonym "* Palystes chaperi".
- Palystes_castaneus synonym "* Palystes frenatus".
- Palystes_castaneus synonym "* Thomisus castaneus".
- Palystes_castaneus thumbnail Sparassidae_Palystes_castaneus_mature_female_9923s.jpg?width=300.
- Palystes_castaneus wikiPageExternalLink palystes_castaneus.htm.
- Palystes_castaneus wikiPageID "35290723".
- Palystes_castaneus wikiPageRevisionID "542691655".
- Palystes_castaneus binomial "Palystes castaneus".
- Palystes_castaneus binomialAuthority "Latreille, 1819".
- Palystes_castaneus classis "Arachnida".
- Palystes_castaneus familia Huntsman_spider.
- Palystes_castaneus genus "Palystes".
- Palystes_castaneus hasPhotoCollection Palystes_castaneus.
- Palystes_castaneus imageCaption "Female Palystes castaneus".
- Palystes_castaneus name "Palystes castaneus".
- Palystes_castaneus ordo Spider.
- Palystes_castaneus phylum "Arthropoda".
- Palystes_castaneus regnum "Animalia".
- Palystes_castaneus species "P. castaneus".
- Palystes_castaneus synonyms "* Ocypete melanogaster * Ocypete nobilis * Olios castaneus * Olios fuscus * Olios melanogaster * Palystes chaperi * Palystes frenatus * Thomisus castaneus".
- Palystes_castaneus zoosectio Entelegynae.
- Palystes_castaneus subject Category:Animals_described_in_1819.
- Palystes_castaneus subject Category:Sparassidae.
- Palystes_castaneus type Animal100015388.
- Palystes_castaneus type AnimalsDescribedIn1819.
- Palystes_castaneus type LivingThing100004258.
- Palystes_castaneus type Object100002684.
- Palystes_castaneus type Organism100004475.
- Palystes_castaneus type PhysicalEntity100001930.
- Palystes_castaneus type Whole100003553.
- Palystes_castaneus type Animal.
- Palystes_castaneus type Arachnid.
- Palystes_castaneus type Eukaryote.
- Palystes_castaneus type Species.
- Palystes_castaneus type Organism.
- Palystes_castaneus comment "Palystes castaneus is a species of huntsman spider found in South Africa. It is common from Cape Town to Heidelberg, Western Cape, especially in forested areas. In scrub outside forested areas, it is replaced by Palystes superciliosus. It occurs mainly on plants, where it hunts insects. It has a body length of 17–22 mm. P.".
- Palystes_castaneus label "Palystes castaneus".
- Palystes_castaneus label "Palystes castaneus".
- Palystes_castaneus sameAs Palystes_castaneus.
- Palystes_castaneus sameAs m.0j7m6xp.
- Palystes_castaneus sameAs Q2395890.
- Palystes_castaneus sameAs Q2395890.
- Palystes_castaneus sameAs Palystes_castaneus.
- Palystes_castaneus wasDerivedFrom Palystes_castaneus?oldid=542691655.
- Palystes_castaneus depiction Sparassidae_Palystes_castaneus_mature_female_9923s.jpg.
- Palystes_castaneus isPrimaryTopicOf Palystes_castaneus.
- Palystes_castaneus name "Palystes castaneus".