Subject: Spider found in Walmart bananas Geographic location of the bug: New Jersey Date: 01/09/2019 Time: 11:43 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: A friend found this spider in the bananas they were stocking on a local Walmart. My reverse image search says wolf spider. Facebook comment says tarantula. Can you provide some clarification … Read more
Subject: Large spider on a palm trunk Geographic location of the bug: Macas, Ecuador (Ecuadorian Amazon) Date: 02/14/2018 Time: 08:29 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: We came across this while hiking in the jungle. Wasn’t able to find a name for it, but the local person we were with suggested it could jump. … Read more
Subject: Juvenile maybe? Location: Lupa Masa, east base of Mt.Kinabalu, Sabah July 29, 2017 2:17 am Hi. I happened to find this at 10pm , 28th July 2017. I checked a lot of images and there are similar ones when googling Borneo huntsman. Thing is, this one is about 3cm in length. Sorry the photo … Read more
Subject: Wandering Spider from Belize Location: Punta Gorda, Belize May 21, 2017 Hello Daniel: I continue to check your site regularly (still one of my favourites) but it’s been a while since I offered something for posting. I have been photographing a lot of spiders recently and have developed quite a fondness for wandering spiders … Read more
Subject: Costa Rica spider Location: Costa Rica April 2, 2017 5:13 pm Any idea of what Genus this spider this is? Found in costa rica in October… Signature: Thank you We believe this is one of the potentially dangerous Wandering Spiders in the family Ctenidae based on this Photographers Direct image. Thank you for answering! … Read more
Subject: Unknown spider Location: Mindo Ecuador April 11, 2015 7:31 pm Hey Its Carl again from the night walks in the cloud forest Ecuador, could do with some help identifying the family and species of this spider. Also struggling with this larvae and praying mantis. Signature: Thanks Carl Dear Carl, We believe, though we are … Read more