Who knows the name of this Costa Rica lady with egg sac??

[Eric Pindakaas]

Hi Spider fans !!

Was in Costa Rica recently and saw this spider / tarantula...
Can anyone please tell me what the name of this animal is?

For the right answers, I am happy to send you the original pictures in full 1.5 MB size..

Thanks very much for your help !!

Eric

[Rochelle]

:drool: I dont know...but MAN, its very cool looking! Great find!

[Banshee05]

looks like Cupiennius coccineus

[cacoseraph]

very much does not look like a tarantula to me

the C. coc' would be more inline with my guess of some kind of hunstmen spider


neat looking little thing :)

[beetleman]

looks like Cupiennius coccineus

that would be my guess aswell, very awesome spider:clap:

[Stefan2209]

looks like Cupiennius coccineus

Hi,

i second this.

This one should be done. ;)

Greetings,

Stefan

[Banshee05]

the colour of the abdomen looks "different" from the right perspective-
http://www.beepworld.de/memberdateien/members56/banshee05/CupienniusSimon,1891/cupienniuscoccineusfemale014.jpg

and from the top...
http://www.beepworld.de/memberdateien/members56/banshee05/CupienniusSimon,1891/cupienniuscoccineusfemale015.jpg

wonderful species {D

[dtknow]

Is it legal to bring anything back from there?

[Cyanea]

is it carrying the egg sac like a lycosid? do ctenids do that too??

[Thoth]

Is it legal to bring anything back from there?

As long as you are not caught.

Though seriously no, Costa Rica takes wildlife smuggling very seriously. Not to mention if caught coming into the US with anything will not be peasant either.