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Stephanopoides simoni female - top view, La Isla Escondida, Colombia A tiny, yet visually spectacular crab spider. We found it as seen, seemingly not that well camouflaged in its environment, unless it is trying to mimic something we don&#039;t know about. It is deep orange all over, yet the abdomen is black with a clear, thick yellow ring. <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/73466/stephanopoides_simoni_female_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html" title="Stephanopoides simoni female, La Isla Escondida, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/73466_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=oOxv9UNv7pbQ%2BYJ8giUI%2F7Y5qgo%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Stephanopoides simoni female, La Isla Escondida, Colombia A tiny, yet visually spectacular crab spider. We found it as seen, seemingly not that well camouflaged in its environment, unless it is trying to mimic something we don&#039;t know about. It is deep orange all over, yet the abdomen is black with a clear, thick yellow ring. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/73467/orange_crab_spider_-_top_view_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/73468/orange_crab_spider_-_closeup_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,South America,Stephanopoides simoni,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/73468/stephanopoides_simoni_female_-_closeup_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html" title="Stephanopoides simoni female - closeup, La Isla Escondida, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/73468_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=7021D8oQ5BWQoBAhaHZI6LMoNHM%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Stephanopoides simoni female - closeup, La Isla Escondida, Colombia A tiny, yet visually spectacular crab spider. We found it as seen, seemingly not that well camouflaged in its environment, unless it is trying to mimic something we don&#039;t know about. It is deep orange all over, yet the abdomen is black with a clear, thick yellow ring. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/73466/orange_crab_spider_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/73467/orange_crab_spider_-_top_view_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,South America,Stephanopoides simoni,World" /></a></figure> Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,South America,Stephanopoides simoni,World Click/tap to enlarge

Stephanopoides simoni female - top view, La Isla Escondida, Colombia

A tiny, yet visually spectacular crab spider. We found it as seen, seemingly not that well camouflaged in its environment, unless it is trying to mimic something we don't know about. It is deep orange all over, yet the abdomen is black with a clear, thick yellow ring.

Stephanopoides simoni female, La Isla Escondida, Colombia A tiny, yet visually spectacular crab spider. We found it as seen, seemingly not that well camouflaged in its environment, unless it is trying to mimic something we don't know about. It is deep orange all over, yet the abdomen is black with a clear, thick yellow ring. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/73467/orange_crab_spider_-_top_view_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/73468/orange_crab_spider_-_closeup_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,South America,Stephanopoides simoni,World

Stephanopoides simoni female - closeup, La Isla Escondida, Colombia A tiny, yet visually spectacular crab spider. We found it as seen, seemingly not that well camouflaged in its environment, unless it is trying to mimic something we don't know about. It is deep orange all over, yet the abdomen is black with a clear, thick yellow ring. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/73466/orange_crab_spider_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/73467/orange_crab_spider_-_top_view_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,South America,Stephanopoides simoni,World

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    It looks very similar to Stephanopoides sp. Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Huh, well you did it again, you led me to this:
      https://www.flickr.com/photos/55321611@N07/5229306506

      Assuming that ID is correct, this would be the female of Stephanopoides simoni. A species I unknowingly had already photographed the male of. The sexual dimorphism is crazy!       Posted 6 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        Wow! The difference is incredible! Posted 6 years ago

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The Stephanopoides simoni

Stephanopoides simoni is a crab spider in the Stephanopoides genus.

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Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Jan 29, 2019. Captured Oct 21, 2018 17:06.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/11.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm

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