A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Deinopis longipes
About 5cm long. A nocturnal spide that throws a specially constructed net over its prey. Also known as the Ogre Faced Spider.
Lowland wet rainforest, Barra del Colorado Wildlife Refuge, near Cano Palma
http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/nis/bulletin2009/... Believe it's Deinopis longipes but not 100% so left it at sp. Could this explain Spiderman's modus operandi?
2 Comments
Hi Sarah - the net was white, the blue effect is just from the combination of shadow, torch-light and flash.
The net is blue?!