Gasteracantha - Spiny orb-weaver
Trekking in the Peruvian Andes on the Salkantay trek you descend from ice topped mountains into cloud forest. I was hoping to find lots of creatures to photogra...
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Trekking in the Peruvian Andes on the Salkantay trek you descend from ice topped mountains into cloud forest. I was hoping to find lots of creatures to photograph in this upper part of the jungle, but finding a gasteracantha was a wonderful sursprise!
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Meezermex
September 30, 2016
Excellent shot! These guys do look a little different from the ones I've seen in the southern US, but definitely in the same family.
RestLeSsD
October 01, 2016
Welcome to VBug!! I hope you were using a nice telephoto lens because this creature looks a bit dangerous. Great shot!!!!!
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