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Whip Spider - top, La Isla Escondida, Colombia An awesome unexpected encounter with this Whip Spider. You can see how its &quot;whips&quot; don&#039;t even fit the frame, the whips can grow up to 25cm and in this case I&#039;d estimate them at about 15-20cm. These extended legs are mostly used to touch and sense prey as well as danger. You can see how their other legs are also very lengthy useful for speeding away. They feed on small insects and are harmless to people. Bites are unlikely and not venomous.<br /> <br /> This one is possibly in the Heterophrynus genus. It has been our only encounter with a Whip Spider during the whole trip.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71384/whip_spider_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html" title="Whip Spider, La Isla Escondida, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/71384_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=iStgeWllmVqsI1SbDwiDkDTIv9U%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Whip Spider, La Isla Escondida, Colombia An awesome unexpected encounter with this Whip Spider. You can see how its &quot;whips&quot; don&#039;t even fit the frame, the whips can grow up to 25cm and in this case I&#039;d estimate them at about 15-20cm. These extended legs are mostly used to touch and sense prey as well as danger. You can see how their other legs are also very lengthy useful for speeding away. They feed on small insects and are harmless to people. Bites are unlikely and not venomous.<br /> <br /> This one is possibly in the Heterophrynus genus. It has been our only encounter with a Whip Spider during the whole trip.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71383/whip_spider_-_frontal_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71382/whip_spider_-_top_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,South America,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71383/whip_spider_-_frontal_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html" title="Whip Spider - frontal, La Isla Escondida, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/71383_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=3Yv9eprqGLUQJsfUX8rWzspUJs0%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Whip Spider - frontal, La Isla Escondida, Colombia An awesome unexpected encounter with this Whip Spider. You can see how its &quot;whips&quot; don&#039;t even fit the frame, the whips can grow up to 25cm and in this case I&#039;d estimate them at about 15-20cm. These extended legs are mostly used to touch and sense prey as well as danger. You can see how their other legs are also very lengthy useful for speeding away. They feed on small insects and are harmless to people. Bites are unlikely and not venomous.<br /> <br /> This one is possibly in the Heterophrynus genus. It has been our only encounter with a Whip Spider during the whole trip.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71384/whip_spider_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71382/whip_spider_-_top_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,South America,World" /></a></figure> Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,South America,World Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Whip Spider - top, La Isla Escondida, Colombia

An awesome unexpected encounter with this Whip Spider. You can see how its "whips" don't even fit the frame, the whips can grow up to 25cm and in this case I'd estimate them at about 15-20cm. These extended legs are mostly used to touch and sense prey as well as danger. You can see how their other legs are also very lengthy useful for speeding away. They feed on small insects and are harmless to people. Bites are unlikely and not venomous.

This one is possibly in the Heterophrynus genus. It has been our only encounter with a Whip Spider during the whole trip.

Whip Spider, La Isla Escondida, Colombia An awesome unexpected encounter with this Whip Spider. You can see how its "whips" don't even fit the frame, the whips can grow up to 25cm and in this case I'd estimate them at about 15-20cm. These extended legs are mostly used to touch and sense prey as well as danger. You can see how their other legs are also very lengthy useful for speeding away. They feed on small insects and are harmless to people. Bites are unlikely and not venomous.<br /> <br /> This one is possibly in the Heterophrynus genus. It has been our only encounter with a Whip Spider during the whole trip.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71383/whip_spider_-_frontal_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71382/whip_spider_-_top_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,South America,World

Whip Spider - frontal, La Isla Escondida, Colombia An awesome unexpected encounter with this Whip Spider. You can see how its "whips" don't even fit the frame, the whips can grow up to 25cm and in this case I'd estimate them at about 15-20cm. These extended legs are mostly used to touch and sense prey as well as danger. You can see how their other legs are also very lengthy useful for speeding away. They feed on small insects and are harmless to people. Bites are unlikely and not venomous.<br /> <br /> This one is possibly in the Heterophrynus genus. It has been our only encounter with a Whip Spider during the whole trip.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71384/whip_spider_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71382/whip_spider_-_top_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,South America,World

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    I'm not sure how many times I've written "wow" as a comment on your photos, but WOW! Seriously. This is so cool. Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Thanks, this was indeed a highlight for us, I don't think I ever saw or photographed one before. Or perhaps once in a cave somewhere, not sure. I regret not taking a good frontal face shot on this one, but I'm sure the whips would freak me out a little, although harmless. Posted 6 years ago

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  • NIKON D850
  • f/16.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm