Ok, I think I have been lurking around here long enough, let's see if I can contribute something productive here.
Background first...I am an American living in southern Mexico, the state of Guerrero, Zihuatenejo specifically (you know, Shawshank Redemption?).
I am a naturalist specializing in reptiles, but I enjoy photography and all animals, arachnids, insects etc. I usually post on a couple of reptile boards and browse here, however I have accumulated allot of arachnid stuff in the last few months and thought I would share with (what I hope) is an appreciative audience. What I can ID I will, the rest are just pretty pictures...
So, a couple of habitat shots first to set the mood. Technically this is Semi-Deciduous Tropical Thorn Scrub, we'll just call it jungle...
Let's start with some smaller stuff, jumping spiders...
I really like jumping spiders allot. They are easily overlooked and yet are probably among the most fascinating of the spiders. Their eyesight, hunting technique and mating rituals are amazing.
Some regular type spiders...
This is an awesome looking spider...
Some Orb weavers and web spiders...
This is the biggest orb I have ever seen. outstretched it was as big as my hand. There was a tiny male hovering around her. He was about the size of a small pea...
The male
A funnel web, this one is really big as well, easily 2 1/2 inches or more.
And last, but certainly not least, a few tarantulas. Start with some juveniles, I don't have a definite Id on the first ones as well as the adult to follow...
I think this is just a larger juvi of the one above...
Both of which I believe grow into this...
Here is a burrow of one of these bad boys (girls), I coaxed her out but she shot back in before I could snap a shot.
And what Mexico post would be complete without one of these...
So here's hoping you enjoyed this. I also have literally hundreds of insect and butterfly shots as well, Maybe later if anyone is interested I will throw some of them up as well. If anyone cares to ID some of this for me I am always grateful. Thanks for looking
Background first...I am an American living in southern Mexico, the state of Guerrero, Zihuatenejo specifically (you know, Shawshank Redemption?).
I am a naturalist specializing in reptiles, but I enjoy photography and all animals, arachnids, insects etc. I usually post on a couple of reptile boards and browse here, however I have accumulated allot of arachnid stuff in the last few months and thought I would share with (what I hope) is an appreciative audience. What I can ID I will, the rest are just pretty pictures...
So, a couple of habitat shots first to set the mood. Technically this is Semi-Deciduous Tropical Thorn Scrub, we'll just call it jungle...
Let's start with some smaller stuff, jumping spiders...
I really like jumping spiders allot. They are easily overlooked and yet are probably among the most fascinating of the spiders. Their eyesight, hunting technique and mating rituals are amazing.
Some regular type spiders...
This is an awesome looking spider...
Some Orb weavers and web spiders...
This is the biggest orb I have ever seen. outstretched it was as big as my hand. There was a tiny male hovering around her. He was about the size of a small pea...
The male
A funnel web, this one is really big as well, easily 2 1/2 inches or more.
And last, but certainly not least, a few tarantulas. Start with some juveniles, I don't have a definite Id on the first ones as well as the adult to follow...
I think this is just a larger juvi of the one above...
Both of which I believe grow into this...
Here is a burrow of one of these bad boys (girls), I coaxed her out but she shot back in before I could snap a shot.
And what Mexico post would be complete without one of these...
So here's hoping you enjoyed this. I also have literally hundreds of insect and butterfly shots as well, Maybe later if anyone is interested I will throw some of them up as well. If anyone cares to ID some of this for me I am always grateful. Thanks for looking
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