Dark Sheetwebber

Euprosthenopsis pulchella · Order: Araneae · Family: Pisauridae

Also called: Dark Sheetweb Spider, Sheetweb Spider

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Dark Sheetwebber
Photo: kevin koen, CC BY-SA

Dark Sheetwebber builds sheet webs in low vegetation such as bushes and grass tussocks. It is native to Lesotho, Eswatini, and South Africa.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It constructs sheet webs in bushes and sometimes between large grass tussocks. It also makes sheet webs in low vegetation.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range includes Lesotho, Eswatini, and South Africa.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Dark Sheetwebber photo 2
Photo: Karen Eichholz, CC BY
Dark Sheetwebber photo 3
Photo: Cecile Roux, CC BY-SA
Dark Sheetwebber photo 4
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Dark Sheetwebber photo 5
Photo: Nanna Joubert, CC BY-SA

Same family (Pisauridae)

Dark Fishing SpiderDark Fishing SpiderDolomedes tenebrosusCan biteEuropean Nursery Web spiderEuropean Nursery Web spiderPisaura mirabilisAmerican Nursery Web SpiderAmerican Nursery Web SpiderPisaurina miraSix-spotted Fishing SpiderSix-spotted Fishing SpiderDolomedes tritonStriped Fishing SpiderStriped Fishing SpiderDolomedes scriptusWhite-banded Fishing SpiderWhite-banded Fishing SpiderDolomedes albineus

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euprosthenopsis_pulchella

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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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