Tarantula

Description:

Also called Purple Tree Tarantula, Ecuadorian Purple Tarantula or Ecuador Purple Pinktoe, is a species of spider belonging to the family Theraphosidae.

Habitat:

Can be found in different habitats, but frequently present in agricultural areas. This was seen near San Jorge Eco Lodge, Milpe which is in the Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena Region, a biodiversity hotspot, and includes the tropical moist forests and tropical dry forests of the Pacific coast of South America and the Galapagos Islands. The region extends from easternmost Panama to the lower Magdalena Valley of Colombia, and along the Pacific coast of Colombia and Ecuador to the northwestern corner of Peru. Formerly called the Chocó-Darién-Western Ecuador Hotspot, it has been expanded to include several new areas, notably the Magdalena Valley in northern Colombia. It is bounded on the east by the Andes Mountains.

Notes:

Seen in rain-forest, Ecuador. It was about 11cm in length