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Tropical wandering spider fishing, 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 /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144765/tropical_wandering_spider_fishing_-_closeup_santa_cecilia_colombia.html" title="Tropical wandering spider fishing - closeup, Santa Cecilia, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/144765_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=Qjq4CMvbgf3kTElPppQy1WC4zeY%3D" width="200" height="158" alt="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 /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144766/tropical_wandering_spider_fishing_santa_cecilia_colombia.html<br /> 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

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.

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.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/144766/tropical_wandering_spider_fishing_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/

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The Trechalea macconelli

Trechalea macconelli is a wolf spider in the Trechalea genus.

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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 9V68+FQ Pueblo Rico, Risaralda, Colombia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/14.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO800
  • 105mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.