Enoploctenus sp. on bark of tree, Montezuma, Colombia

Found around the lodge in Montezuma at night. Pretty large, I estimate it around 8cm. Overall brown body with thick yellowish stripe across the abdomen and chest.

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Claire Hamilton

Lion

Bit of a guess here, Nursery web spider family Pisauridae.
One of the characteristics of Nursery web spiders is holding their front two legs together when at rest.
It looks fairly hairy? If so it could be one of the fishing spiders genus Dolomedes. Were you near water?
Spider ID is hard enough but you will insist on going to countries where they are least documented!!
By the way, there are 47 Genera of Pisauridae! Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you, Claire. You are so right, even spiders with quite a specific appearance are so hard to identify, even getting the family right. This one was indeed hairy, there was a pond nearby, and it was a very wet environment overall. Posted 7 years ago
2. 1. Claire Hamilton
    
    Lion
    
    Then I would like to think it is a Fishing spider but who knows which one. There are only 4 species of Dolomedes in South America but even so, photos are few plus there are an abundance of other genera. Ah well, at least I am pretty sure on the family, so now the poor thing 'belongs' somewhere and not just a spider! :) Posted 7 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Thanks, the family level is already quite useful. In the future we want to allow partial identification and then we can put this one in that family :) Posted 7 years ago
    2. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Update: I found a Colombian expert who identifies this as Enoploctenus sp. Posted 7 years ago
    3. 1. Claire Hamilton
        
        Lion
        
        So, I was completely wrong on all counts! That is fantastic that you have genus for it though. Posted 7 years ago

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