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Field Notes

Description:

Large, hairy orbweaver spider with about 3 cm body length. It was very active because it was nighttime and had also captured what looks to be an Antllion adult and was enveloping it in silk (3rd picture). The markings on the abdomen were a beautiful pale green-white.

Habitat:

Heavy shrubbery along the highway between San Cristobal de Las Casas and Tuxtla Gutierrez, km 11.5, 865 meters.

Reference Links:

Spider Month Day #13 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Species ID Suggestions

Tropical Orbweaver Spider

Eriophora ravilla

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yep ..spot on ... great team work doc :)

Thank you Atul and bayucca. It is so nice and so infrequent to have a spider identified. This one was very beautiful and impressive.

I agree with Doc and suggest Eriophora ravilla. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8623714 What do you think, Atul?

This looks pretty close to an Eriophora sp. Family Araneidae.

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