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Linothele megatheloides, family Dipluridae
About 3.5 cm body length, covered in shiny bronze hairs; black legs and long spinnerets. Builds a silken sheet web that ends in a narrowing tube (funnel) in which the spider hides. It can easily be lured out by twisting a grass stem on the sheet web, imitating struggling prey.
Andean forest at about 1600 m above sea level.
Spotted on Jun 21, 2016
Submitted on Jul 24, 2016
11 Comments
Awesome !
Thanks Ingrid! Sometimes it works with trapdoor spiders as well, or Australian y-bone spiders.
Fabulous! What a great creature, clever way to photograph it too! When i was in Australia i also had a similar encounter with some burrow building spiders there.
Great, thanks Ashley!
Congrats Felix, this beautiful spider has been chosen as Spotting of the Day!
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Thanks for nominating my photo :-)
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!
My pleasure.
Such a gorgeous species! Thank you for sharing!
Yeah, they're beautiful spiders!
I love this coppery shine!