Baboon spider (Pterinochilus sp.). Sensory hairs can be seen on the legs of the golden brown baboon spider. Baboon spiders get their name because thei

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Baboon spider (Pterinochilus sp.). Sensory hairs can be seen on the legs of the golden brown baboon spider. Baboon spiders get their name because their last two leg segments are similar to the finger of a baboon. Photographed at De Hoop Nature Reserve, South Africa.

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Photo credit: © PETER CHADWICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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