Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Local Fauna - Spiders

Did I mention it rains a lot in Palmyra?  I have yet to see the sun.

If we get enough cages built this morning, we may make our first dive this afternoon.

I keep seeing lots of land crabs, but never when I have my camera with me.  In the mean time, here is a photo of one of the local spiders with Francesco's finger tip in the picture for perspective.  I found one of these in my cabin last night.  It got away before I could do a capture and release.


Cane spider
Heteropoda venatoria

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  1. Julie S.July 23, 2013 at 10:01 PM

    Is it fuzzy? It appears so from the picture.

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    1. Joe WibleJuly 23, 2013 at 10:55 PM

      Yes, I think so. I need to figure out the species when I get a chance.

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  2. Joe WibleJuly 25, 2013 at 12:26 AM

    This is the cane spider, Heteropoda venatoria

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