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  • Phoneutria fera, Brazilian Wandering spider, Peru and French Guyana

    The Jungle form of the Brazilian Wandering or "Armed" Spider. The Pink form is from French Guyana, the sandy-coloured form from Peru. Notice Red-flashes on the chelicerae and the yellow flashes under the front legs for warning.
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    The things that come to those who wait may be the things left by those who got there first!

  • #2
    Awesome arachnid! nice find Martin!
    A man who makes no mistakes makes nothing.

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    • #3
      Nice spider-I wonder if its related to Dolomedes and Pisaura?
      My Collection: - Spiders are everywhere, so live with it
      Ray Gabriel






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      • #4
        While its a large hunting spider like Dolomedes and Pisaurdae, Phoneutria is a Ctenidae, found in tropical and sub-tropical regions from S. America to S.E. Asia. Phoneutria is the only genus of the family proven to give a potentially dangerous (sometimes fatal) bite.
        The things that come to those who wait may be the things left by those who got there first!

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        • #5
          Great photos Martin. Gabriel needs to have a look. I don't know why he has a thing against Ctenidae; they are my faves after theraphosids. I'm going to send you a private message regarding these images.

          Kind regards, Michael
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          • #6
            Originally posted by Martin Nicholas View Post
            The Jungle form of the Brazilian Wandering or "Armed" Spider. The Pink form is from French Guyana, the sandy-coloured form from Peru. Notice Red-flashes on the chelicerae and the yellow flashes under the front legs for warning.
            Martin,

            remember me?

            The two first pictures show Phoneutria reidyi, this is not a "pink" morph, that is geographically linked to French - Guyana, this species looks just like this, regardless if collected in FG or Peru.

            The last one is Phoneutria boliviensis.

            Regards,

            Stefan

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