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syndicate
05-23-2007, 11:05 PM
so recently i joined flickr.com and after browsing around for a bit i found alot of very nice insect/spider photos.this one struck me as something special tho.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/229/449587010_3573ac682d_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/193/449586972_86dc05c80f_o.jpg

:eek: :eek: :drool:
syndicate
05-23-2007, 11:06 PM
anyone know what species this is btw?
KUJordan
05-24-2007, 12:36 AM
i don't have any idea what spider that is, but it sure is sweet! it looks pretty big too!
EK2
05-24-2007, 05:09 AM
looks like maybe a huntsman. possibly grey or Brown- Heteropoda jugulans? Not seen one just like that though.
Bastian Drolshagen
05-24-2007, 06:19 AM
hi, itīs definetly not a huntsman. I would guess itīs a Ctenidae...
Gigas
05-24-2007, 06:58 AM
I agree with Improver, possibly Cupenius sp.
P. Novak
05-24-2007, 10:53 AM
Whatever it is sure likes nice. I wonder what the venom is like on this guy.
beetleman
05-24-2007, 11:03 AM
that is 1 very awesome spider!:clap:
Stefan2209
05-24-2007, 01:46 PM
anyone know what species this is btw?

Hi there,

looks like a male Phoneutria boliviensis.

Greetings,

Stefan
Gigas
05-24-2007, 01:51 PM
Stefan do you have images of Male Phoneutria? I have never seen any.
Stefan2209
05-25-2007, 02:30 AM
Stefan do you have images of Male Phoneutria? I have never seen any.

Hi,

LOL, Gigus, sure i have and sure you have seen some.

Pictures of male P. nigriventer and male P. reidyi have been posted from my side in several threads here.

I have no pics of my former male P. boliviensis though, but theyīre quite easy to to tell apart from females as they have much more black in the face and show a slightly different build and abdominal markings.

I find the sexual dimorphism within the P. boliviensis more pronounced than with P. nigriventer and P. reidyi.

Greetings,

Stefan
syndicate
05-25-2007, 06:01 PM
where are the boliviensis in your collection from?the spider pictured in that link was found in Ecuador
syndicate
05-25-2007, 11:46 PM
if any of you guys have a chance pls check out other photos by this photographer on his page
http://www.flickr.com/photos/artour_a/
xenesthis
05-26-2007, 12:25 AM
The spider pictured in this thread's top post is from Ecuador.
cacoseraph
05-26-2007, 12:26 AM
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/514156844_bb59e1e76a_b_d.jpg


those first two links are sweet btw
Stefan2209
05-26-2007, 12:51 AM
where are the boliviensis in your collection from?the spider pictured in that link was found in Ecuador

Hi,

my specimen had been collected in Peru.

Greetings,

Stefan
Stefan2209
05-26-2007, 12:53 AM
if any of you guys have a chance pls check out other photos by this photographer on his page
http://www.flickr.com/photos/artour_a/

Hi again,

first one is Heteropoda.

Second one is a male Cupiennius getazi.

Greetings,

Stefan
syndicate
05-26-2007, 01:12 AM
that Cupiennius is really impressive
Stefan2209
05-26-2007, 01:55 AM
that Cupiennius is really impressive

Hi again,

definitely, unfortunately a rather small species.

Interestingly, there are some coloration differences within this species with specimen from different locations in central america.
Specimen from Costa Rica differ to some degree to that from Panama...

Greetings,

Stefan