Leucorchestris arenicola, commonly called the dancing white lady spider, is a huntsman spider in the family Sparassidae and genus Leucorchestris. It is commonly found in the Namib desert of Namibia.

Jul 19, 2019 · The white lady spider is a member of the huntsman family and lives in Namibian deserts. They have a pretty creamy color and are sometimes called the dancing white lady because of their tap-dancing moves.

Jun 29, 2022 · Leucorchestris arenicola the Dancing White Lady spider rehouse and care The Dancing White Lady Spider is in fact a terrestrial Huntsman from the Namib desert...

Mar 26, 2009 · Click here to find our more: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthWW Fascinating short video charting the extraordinary journey of a male White Lady Spider as it travels across the featureless desert in...

Filmed in Sossusvlei, in the Namibian desert, our guide digs into the sand to reveal a Dancing White Lady spider, which lies up-side down to catch prey that ...

Leucorchestris arenicola (commonly called the Dancing White Lady Spider) is a huntsman spider found in the deserts of Namibia. It should not be confused with the similarly named Wheel spider from the same locale.

Sep 2, 2022 · Dancing white lady spiders are all white spiders that come out at night. The menacing spiders have a body shape like an egg, white legs with black spines, and large pointed chelicerae. Like many white spider species, the dancing white lady has two rows of four eyes.

Leucorchestris species, also known as a "dancing white lady spiders", [citation needed] are white, wandering spiders that are strictly nocturnal and live in burrows that have been dug into the desert sand. They spend their days burrowed in the sand and only come out to the surface at night.

Leucorchestris arenicola is known to do a dance, hence its common name. The purpose of this dance is to communicate to other males or females by drumming the tarsae against the sand. The retreat consists of a short wide silk lined burrow at the base of dunes.

Sep 6, 2019 · Leucorchestris spiders play a vital role in maintaining the ecological balance within their arid habitats. As voracious predators, they help control the population of smaller insects and other spiders, ensuring a stable environment.