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Selenops sp.
Tan, with brown/white splotches on its legs, this spider was relatively hairless. With a leg span of nearly 2 inches, it still was barely 3/16" in height when at rest. At first I thought I'd squashed it. Legs formatted like this are called "laterigrade," and Selenops spiders are casually referred to as "flatties." I found this one oddly menacing-looking.
This spider was on my veranda between a tabletop and a sheet of plywood that was laid on it. When I lifted the plywood, it stayed in place long enough for me to go for the camera, but when I got close up for the profile shot, it simply disappeared it went so fast over the edge. The veranda is about 15' above ground level, in a Belize forest, with mid-story trees very nearby, so perhaps this is a "flying spider" which landed on the veranda. Check out the links.
Being totally surrounded by mid-story trees, I get some interesting visitors to the veranda, which is great in lots of ways except I don't have habitat information for these casual visitors.
Spotted on Sep 25, 2016
Submitted on Jan 25, 2017
11 Comments
Congratulations Irene !
Congratulations Irene!
Thanks for the Spotting of the Week vote. As it happens, this is one of my more fascinating "learner spottings." It took me quite a while online to work out what sort of spider it was, and as always, I learned a great deal about not only "flatties" but also about other spiders it WASN'T as I researched it.
Congratulations.
Congratulations Irene, this excellent contribution has been voted Spotting of the Week!
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Good one Irene !
Excellent spotting Irene.
Thanks. All credit must go to the spider, of course! <grin>
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!
Thank you Daniele. I always find posting with write-ups much more interesting than those without. I expect they are of more value to the Project Noah goals, as well, so I try to include everything I can think of, plus what I am able to find online. I've learned SO much this way!!!
Great series and notes Irene!