“What, that’s a real spider? Are you sure it’s not made of plastic?”
Yes, I’m sure. I’ve seen it move. In fact, I poked at it myself (hehe).
This is a pretty amazing spider. They are also known as flower crab spiders ( from the Thomisidae family). They are specialized as making themselves look really attractive to [...]
This happy looking spider is one of the many in the Lycosidae family, also known as wolf spiders, or how we call them in Brazil, grass spiders.
This one is sometimes confused with the dangerous Phoneutria, the wandering spiders, because they also have red chelicerae, but they are not nearly as dangerous.
They have a painful [...]
This picture was taken in my garden in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The N.clavipes is very common over there, and it’s one of the spiders I am most familiar with. In English, it is also known as banana spider, or golden orb weaver.
Their name is one of my favorite things in the world. Nephila is Greek [...]
The spider in this picture is a Lasiodora difficilis, also known as the Brazilian fiery red tarantula. Once again, it was taken inside my house, this time in the living room (I know, that carpet needs some cleaning).
What is it about tarantulas that makes people either love them, or hate them? Is it the [...]
I took this picture a few weeks ago in my garden, and I was reminded of it by a picture shown to me today by a 8 year old boy from Canada who wanted to know what kind of spider that was. It was the same species as the one in my picture.
Its name is [...]
