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Family: Ctenidae, Ctenus sp.
The wandering spiders are the members of the spider family Ctenidae. The members of the genus Phoneutria are highly aggressive and venomous nocturnal hunters, and are the only wandering spiders known to pose potential danger to humans. However, the venoms of many other members of this family are very poorly known, meaning that all larger ctenids should be treated with caution. Some ctenids have marks and patterns that are attractive. Ctenids have a distinctive longitudinal groove on the top-rear of their oval carapace.
Agumbe lies in a rainforest region with a tropical climate, warm and humid. Under the Köppen system of climate classification Agumbe is an 'Am' climate, that is, a tropical monsoon climate.
Spotted on Jul 23, 2016
Submitted on Aug 12, 2016
4 Comments
Yes, Thanks Chun!
Looks like a Ctenus sp.
Thank you Neil!
Cool spotting. She's a beauty.