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Species of Costa Rican Wandering Spider

Cupiennius getazi

Photo by ToddTahtinen
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Field Notes

Description:

Not a Wolf Spider ... Approximately 3" in diameter

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Cupiennius

Species ID Suggestions

Cupiennius getazi

Cupiennius getazi

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Jonathan Sequeira
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Comments (5)
ToddTahtinen
That being said, I'm not a Wolf Spider expert. Lol
ToddTahtinen
From the size and the morphology of its cephalothorax. More like some relative of a Fishing Spider, but not a Fishing Spider, either.
DaneCole
not a wolf, why do you think that?

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PublishedMarch 6, 2013

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