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Puerto Rican Spider

Cyrtopholis portoricae

Photo by Karla Morales
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

I saw this one like five times in my house and backyard. Is not common to see one. Many people in Puerto Rico don't know this spider exits in the island, specially people living in the city. Is not dangerous.

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Puerto Rico's Diversity
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2013

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