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Spitting Spider with prey

Description:

This is a small spider. I spotted at night with a flashlight. It is living in a stand of Heliconia.

Habitat:

Tropical dry forest in NW Costa Rica 9 weeks into the rainy season.

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3 Comments

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 11 years ago

Thank you gentleman!

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago

I second this suggestion. It's definitely a spitting spider.

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 11 years ago

The predator is a spitting spider, the prey looks like a harvestman.

LarryGraziano
Spotted by
LarryGraziano

Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jun 29, 2012
Submitted on Jul 1, 2012

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