Ecuadorian purple tarantula, Avicularia purpureaWe visited Ecuador in November, 2019.
We are not experts on these animals, and have been unable to identify most of them. Please contact us if you can help.
Ecuadorian purple tarantula, Avicularia purpurea
Pinktoe tarantula, Avicularia avicularia
Gall midge, <TBS>, not a spider, but often hangs from a spiderweb
Tailless whip-scorpion, Heterophrynus longicornus
Black widow spider, Latrodectus sp.
Brown widow spider, Latrodectus geometricus
Harvestman, <TBS?
Cellar spider (dady-long-legs spider), <TBS>
[unidentified orb-weaver spider]
Cross orb-weaver spider, Araneus diadematus
Striped lynx spider, Oxyopes sp.
Jumping spider, <TBS>
Fen raft spider, <TBS>
female Golden orb-weaver spider (banana spider), Trichonephila clavipes
Orchid spider, Leucauge venusta
Strawberry spider, Araneus alsine
Pan-tropical huntsmand spider, Heteropoda venatoria
[unidentified harvestman]
[unidentified harvestman]
[unidentified harvestman]
[unidentified sheetweb spider]
orb-weaver spiderlings, <TBS>
[unidentified spider]
[unidentified orb-weaver spider]
Huntsman spider, Heteropoda venatoria
[unidentified harvestman]
Comb-footed spider, Theridula emertoni
Spotted orb-weaver spider, Neoscona crucifera
[unidentified harvestman]
[unidentified spider]
Giant crab spider, Sadala sp.
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