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I know Mark will be letting out a huge sigh of frustration, as threads that include the words "Chicken Spider" generally kick off long, involved, often libelous threads that just cause him headaches so - sorry in advance!
I recently spent 2 weeks in Peru working for Rainforest Expeditions SA and had the chance to look again for the infamous Arana Pollita.
Very pleased to announce that the population that seemed to have been struggling a couple of years ago, has bounced back with a vengeance and they were widespread and thriving in the National Park again.
Second bit of good news was that after years and years, I found a live adult male. This was the one missing piece of the puzzle and was going to definatively confirm if the Chicken Spider was just an outsized regional variation of Pamphobeteus antinious or something new.
Photo of the beast attached which as you can see, does not have metallic blue on the carapace or legs.
Notice especially the large thick femurs of legs 3 and 4 that also characterise the Chicken Spider.
A few pics of the some of the females we tracked down, also shown.
I recently spent 2 weeks in Peru working for Rainforest Expeditions SA and had the chance to look again for the infamous Arana Pollita.
Very pleased to announce that the population that seemed to have been struggling a couple of years ago, has bounced back with a vengeance and they were widespread and thriving in the National Park again.
Second bit of good news was that after years and years, I found a live adult male. This was the one missing piece of the puzzle and was going to definatively confirm if the Chicken Spider was just an outsized regional variation of Pamphobeteus antinious or something new.
Photo of the beast attached which as you can see, does not have metallic blue on the carapace or legs.
Notice especially the large thick femurs of legs 3 and 4 that also characterise the Chicken Spider.
A few pics of the some of the females we tracked down, also shown.
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