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Orange body and about 2 1/2-3 in ( 6.6-7.6cm) wide with grey legs.
This beauty was found about 20-30 minutes outside El Cope, Panama in Las Ya Yas. First spotted on a bridge around 8:00pm on a rail, and again on the rail further up and away from the falls. This was a densely forested area with waterfalls and lots of rain. Ferns, epiphytes, small-medium herbaceous plants, and palm trees main vegetation.
Spotted on Jul 5, 2013
Submitted on Jul 7, 2013
3 Comments
Unfortunately, the best I can offer for ID is that it looks to be a huntsman spider in the giant crab spider family of Sparassidae. Hopefully someone will be able to tell you more.
This is such a beautiful spider! And I love the pose in the second photo. Great spotting!
Omg AMAZING!!! Is it poisonous?