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Shaggy Wild tarantula pictured in the village of Koussaro, Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso,Geotagged Click/tap to enlarge

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Wild tarantula pictured in the village of Koussaro, Burkina Faso.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    That's fantastic! I'm very curious about the species, any idea? Note that we also have a guide of useful websites that may help in identification:

    http://www.jungledragon.com/species/guide     Posted 10 years ago
    1. View Oddfeel's profile
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      Well unfortunatly I can't really help you with it. I was sweating enough picturing it with my MP-E, I didn't risk to ask her about any ID card! Posted 10 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        No worries, if you don't know, you don't know. I'll share some info on why we obsess over species on the site:

        http://www.jungledragon.com/all/unidentified

        The above overview shows unidentified species. We have 88% identified on the site, and we like to keep that number as high as possible.

        http://www.jungledragon.com/wildlife/browse

        Above is the 2nd reason. Due to species identification on photos, we're able to offer a "tree of life", where you can drill down into all types of families and creatures.

        And finally, we consider it a fun game, which also happens to be educational, both to viewers and the photographer itself.

        I hope this explains why this question will keep getting asked :)         Posted 10 years ago
  3. View WildFlower's profile
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    Do you have an overview of the spider to see the pattern on the back?
    Here's a link with a few species from South Africa, I don't know if the same species are found in your area.
    http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/arachnids/spiders/theraphosidae/     Posted 10 years ago
    1. View Oddfeel's profile
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      I will have a look but unfortunately I don't have more pictures..It was a done in the dustiest African village ever...I didn't stay too long. Posted 10 years ago

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Uploaded Dec 30, 2014. Captured Jun 8, 2014 16:59 in Bale, Burkina Faso.
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  • Canon EOS 5D Mark III
  • f/16.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO50
  • 65mm

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