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Tropical wandering spider fishing - closeup, Santa Cecilia, Colombia Checking with an expert to establish the family, but this seems behavior typical of a &quot;fishing spider&quot;: sensing vibrations on the water surface with the front legs, followed by a run and bite attack.<br />
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Genus Trechalea, likely the most common species Trechalea macconelli according to Hubert H&ouml;fer from https://www.wandering-spiders.net/ Colombia,Colombia 2022,Geotagged,Santa Cecilia,South America,Summer,Tatam&aacute; National Natural Park,Trechalea macconelli,World" /></a></figure><br />
Genus Trechalea, likely the most common species Trechalea macconelli according to Hubert H&ouml;fer from <a href="https://www.wandering-spiders.net/" rel="nofollow">https://www.wandering-spiders.net/</a> Colombia,Colombia 2022,Geotagged,Santa Cecilia,South America,Summer,Tatamá National Natural Park,Trechalea macconelli,World Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Tropical wandering spider fishing - closeup, Santa Cecilia, Colombia

Checking with an expert to establish the family, but this seems behavior typical of a "fishing spider": sensing vibrations on the water surface with the front legs, followed by a run and bite attack.

Tropical wandering spider fishing, Santa Cecilia, Colombia Checking with an expert to establish the family, but this seems behavior typical of a "fishing spider": sensing vibrations on the water surface with the front legs, followed by a run and bite attack.<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144765/tropical_wandering_spider_fishing_-_closeup_santa_cecilia_colombia.html<br />
Genus Trechalea, likely the most common species Trechalea macconelli according to Hubert Höfer from https://www.wandering-spiders.net/ Colombia,Colombia 2022,Geotagged,Santa Cecilia,South America,Summer,Tatamá National Natural Park,Trechalea macconelli,World

Genus Trechalea, likely the most common species Trechalea macconelli according to Hubert Höfer from https://www.wandering-spiders.net/

    comments (2)

  1. just drinking or up for a bath? :-D
    ah! fishing, I had not read the comments :-D
    Posted 2 years ago, modified 2 years ago
    1. Hehe, no problem. Posted 2 years ago

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Trechalea macconelli is a wolf spider in the Trechalea genus.

Similar species: Spiders
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Dec 22, 2022. Captured Sep 14, 2022 22:02 in 9VC9+44 Pueblo Rico, Risaralda, Colombia.
  • NIKON D850
  • f/14.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO800
  • 105mm