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Some sort of water spider, possibly a fishing spider.
Found on a rock along the Makuma river (650 masl) in the Amazon rainforest of SE Ecuador.
Quite common, but I've never seen them doing anything except sit on top of the rocks along the river.
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Hi Mauna - Thanks for the help. It was probably 2 inches, give or take half an inch.
Most likely a fishing spider, Dolomedes species. Less likely: Ancylometes bogotensis. How big was it?