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Wandering Spider

Photo by LaurenZarate
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Field Notes

Description:

A very large hairy spider, 5 cm body length. Sitting on leaves about waist-high in the forest. Family Ctenidae, the Wandering Spiders. These are supposedly highly aggressive and venomous.

Habitat:

Huasteca Forest, Edward James Surealism Park, Xilitla, San Luis Potosí.

Reference Links:

Wandering spider, Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
LaurenZarate
Thank you Chun, wish I had a sharper picture of the cephalothorax to show the groove typical of the family, and I wish I had taken a picture of the eyes.
ChunXingWong
Looks like a wandering spider (Ctenidae), Lauren. Maybe Anahita sp. ?

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PublishedJanuary 30, 2016

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