domenica 29 settembre 2013

Sparassidae, Olios antiguensis

Females 20mm, males 12mm, with over 9 cm legspan.
I have found this species for the first time in 1989.
They live inside the leaves of big trees and have nocturnal habits.




venerdì 27 settembre 2013

Segestriidae, Ariadna sp.

Esta es una nueva especie de este gènero que descubrì en 2014.
Muy dificil de encontrar y probablemente aun no descrita.
Miden entre 4 y 6mm y viven en madrigueras en el suelo
que forran de seda.

Hembra
 Macho

Lycosidae, Agalenocosa bryantae

These small spiders live near water, in ponds, rivers and streams.
They can run over the water very fast and hide under the surface,
like fishing spiders from the family Pisauridae and Ctenidae. 
The size is about 13mm for the females and 10mm for the males.

Female
Male
Juvenile
Female preparing the eggsac







Theraphosidae, Cyrtopholis sp.

Familia: Theraphosidae
Subfamilia: Theraphosinae
Genero: Cyrtopholis

Hembra