Harpactira cafreriana
Doesn’t mind an audience—until you move furniture, then it vanishes with Olympic speed. Spends the rest of its time auditioning silk curtains and giving you the side-eye.
Harpactira marksi
Prefers a civilised retreat under cork bark, only emerging to redecorate or when a cricket blunders by. Threat postures usually reserved for those who can’t take a hint.
Harpactira namaquensis
Excels at vanishing acts and subtle landscaping; expect to spot freshly-dug tunnels long before you catch the spider itself considering public appearances.
Harpactira pulchripes
Thinks it's a burrowing architect, but spends most evenings lurking by the front door like a blue-legged bouncer waiting for the local takeaway to arrive.
