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Micrathena gracilis
This is about the size of a U.S. quarter! I have been watching them grow for some time now and it looks like they are full size.
Tropical dry forest in NW Costa Rica 10 weeks into the rainy season.
Spotted on Jun 29, 2012
Submitted on Jul 4, 2012
8 Comments
thanks mayra!
Fantastic!!
Thanks Mayra!
Wow!!! Incredible!!
Sure do Alice. Thanks!
They look like they are saddled with too much for any quick movement! Lovely color!
Thanks Coastal...they are amazing in person. In fact, the other day I was walking through the grass and one got caught up on my leg. I put it on a twig but it seemed so big and cumbersome it almost couldn't support its' own weight on its' legs.
Excellent spotting! Very interesting.