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I live in Costa Rica. The photo attached was taken one morning when I found this lovely ruby-eyed white spider munching on a pretty butterfly. Can you identify either or both?
Mary Thorman
Hi Mary,
Without doing perhaps hours of research, the best we can give you is a very general identification. The spider is a Jumping Spider in the family Salticidae. They do not build webs and stalk prey, pouncing for the kill. The butterfly is a Brush-Footed Butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.
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