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November 19, 2018

Monday Mystery 111918 (Cajun Country)

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I thought I'd kick off a few posts from a recent trip to New Orleans and Cajun Country with this arachnid mystery, photographed at a nature preserve in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Cool spider. Can you identify it?

 

3 comments

  • Pete
    8 years ago Reply

    Looks like a matchstick spider to me…

  • Deedee
    8 years ago Reply

    Brazilian wandering spiders, also called armed spiders or banana spiders, belong to the genus Phoneutria, which means “murderess” in Greek. And it’s no wonder why — it’s one of the most venomous spiders on Earth. Its bite can be deadly to humans, especially children, although antivenin makes death unlikely.

  • Deedee
    8 years ago Reply

    That’s a Banana spider!

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3 comments

  • Pete
    8 years ago Reply

    Looks like a matchstick spider to me…

  • Deedee
    8 years ago Reply

    Brazilian wandering spiders, also called armed spiders or banana spiders, belong to the genus Phoneutria, which means “murderess” in Greek. And it’s no wonder why — it’s one of the most venomous spiders on Earth. Its bite can be deadly to humans, especially children, although antivenin makes death unlikely.

  • Deedee
    8 years ago Reply

    That’s a Banana spider!

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