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Arrow head spider

Verucosa sp.

Notes:

This is a very interesting spider. Its abdomen has triangular shape, with a triangular white patch with red streaks over it. Its resting position resembles a turtle, with the head hidden bellow the thorax. Second picture shows a spider of the same species in its web.

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3 Comments

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 12 years ago

Karen and Carol: :-)

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Very very cool! Send one my way too!

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne 12 years ago

Awesome. I WANT ONE! HA!

Sergio Monteiro
Spotted by
Sergio Monteiro

Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

Spotted on Feb 28, 2012
Submitted on Feb 28, 2012

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