Spiny orb-weaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis)

Spiny orb-weaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis)

Today Lima with suburbs is huge and have claimed large land areas that were previously lagoons and wetlands made from rivers and springs fed by the Andes.…


Neoscona moreli

Neoscona moreli

Today Lima with suburbs is huge and have claimed large land areas that were previously lagoons and wetlands made from rivers and springs fed by the Andes.…


Silver Argiope (Argiope argentata)

Silver Argiope (Argiope argentata)

Today Lima with suburbs is huge and have claimed large land areas that were previously lagoons and wetlands made from rivers and springs fed by the Andes.…


ARCC spider 01

ARCC spider 01

Diversity in the virgin rainforest surrounding the amazon Research and Conservation Center is incredible, and I think if I only focused on spiders I would have…


Golden silk orb-weaver (Nephila sp)

Golden silk orb-weaver (Nephila sp)

The virgin forest surrounding the Amazon Research and Conservation Center is home to a large number for spider species, and this one was perhaps the most…


Wolf Apple (Solanum lycocarpum)

Solanum gomphodes

Solanum gomphodes is similar to the Wolf Apple (Solanum lycocarpum), but Solanum gomphodes is distinguished by the sessile leaves (leaves that lack a…


Solanum gomphodes UV

Solanum gomphodes UV

Darker in UV compared to visible light. Native range is Bolivia and Brazil. -15.2997,-55.8406


Wolf Apple (Solanum lycocarpum)

Solanum gomphodes

Solanum gomphodes is similar to the Wolf Apple (Solanum lycocarpum), but Solanum gomphodes is distinguished by the sessile leaves (leaves that lack a…


Bolivian Salmon Pink Tarantula (Acanthoscurria chacoana)

Bolivian Salmon Pink Tarantula (Acanthoscurria chacoana)

Night time in Pantanal is as exciting as the daytime, and during my several night walks - mostly focusing on the huge number of frog species - I came across…


Red Buffalo-Bur (Solanum sisymbriifolium)

Red Buffalo-Bur (Solanum sisymbriifolium)

This red buffalo-bur (Solanum sisymbriifolium) was growing on the side of Cuiaba river – very close to the water, and will likely be submerge in the coming…