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Eriophora ravilla
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.
Heavy shrubbery along the highway between San Cristobal de Las Casas and Tuxtla Gutierrez, km 11.5, 865 meters.
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/862...
What do you think, Atul?
Spotted on Aug 28, 2013
Submitted on Nov 12, 2013
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