Phoneutria keyserlingi
As you may have guessed, this is my favorite spider. I took this picture in Sao Paulo, Brazil, inside my bedroom. If you have any doubts about rather a spider you came across is a Phoneutria, the...
View ArticleP. keyserlingi again
This is the same spider seen in the previous post, after I managed to put it in a jar so I could take it out of my bedroom. This is a crappy picture, but it’s the only one I have in which you can tell...
View ArticleTime to morph! (video inside)
*fweeng!* *flies away* This was a longhorn beetle that was going for a walk in my bedroom. By now you must think that I had the scariest bedroom in the world, but I slept pretty peacefully there, and...
View ArticleI think it’s time for a Tarantula
The spider in this picture is a Lasiodora difficilis, also known as the Brazilian fiery red tarantula. Once again, it was taken inside my house, this time in the living room (I know, that carpet needs...
View ArticleLycosa erythrognatha
This happy looking spider is one of the many in the Lycosidae family, also known as wolf spiders, or how we call them in Brazil, grass spiders. This one is sometimes confused with the dangerous...
View ArticleThe size of an Armadeira
Hi, Spring is coming, and with it, many buggies will begin to visit my backyard. I hope to see lots of tiny Chicago creatures, and put my macros to work :) While I wait, I decided to make a post about...
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