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We believe it was a Tarantula. We found it in a subtropical and montane forest near a river.
Spotted on Jan 10, 2012
Submitted on Jan 11, 2012
3 Comments
Only a few types of spiders can get that large.
If it is a Jumping Spider, I think it can easily get the world record for being the largest jumping spider !
The river was about 5 km.
I didn't know we can see jumper spiders here!
that is one dead bug! it was most likely killed by a bird. This it not a Tarantula, they do not live never rivers. more likely this is a big jumper. They like wet places. Tarantulas like dry places.