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Garden spider

Eriophora sp

Photo by Daniel-CR
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Field Notes

Description:

I was making a photo of a Bulbophyllum and suddenly I realized that this cool spider was perfectly hidden on the trunk. Its size is 8mm.

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Habitat:

Urban capture

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)
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Amazing shot... and a beautiful spider!
Daniel-CR
I donth think it is moss but camouflage. Here is a pictrure a friend made in Ecuador, where the green details are very clear http://www.flickr.com/photos/primevalnature/5848180622/ On the high res pic, it is clear that there is nothing growing on top of the spider, not even a lichen. It is just a matter of color patterns. High res pic can be seen here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/costarica1/4053613608/sizes/o/in/photostream/ Thank you all for commenting
Jonathan Sequeira
I am very positive that, the green is the main color on the spider, that resembles lichen, it is so cool
LarsKorb
is this actually moss on it's abdomen?? how...???

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PublishedOctober 5, 2011

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