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+1 for Hapolopus coloratus. Looks to be right,also because it's the only Panama native species of this genus.

NOT sp Columbia, nice image!!

I never get a prize with my fruit. Lucky!

Unfortunately the image here doesn't show all of the possible spots on the top, sides, and bottom of the abdomen, but from what is shown it matches Ray Gabriel's description of Hapalopus coloratus from Panama stating "The holotype in UCR and other specimens, including exuvia in MIUP and PMY, from the Darién province of Panama, all have 19 very distinct, orange/yellow spots on the abdomen. These markings are similar to those found in the species Hapalopus triseriatus Caporiacco, 1955. The more distinct orange spots are the three dorsomedial, while the eight dorsolateral and eight ventrolateral spots are more yellow than orange."

Reference
Gabriel, R. (2016). Revised taxonomic placement of the species in the Central American genera Davus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1892, Metriopelma Becker, 1878, and Schizopelma F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897, with comments on species in related genera (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Arachnology 17(2): 86.

Gorgeous spider! Was it found in bananas from the grocery section of a store or from a box of bananas freshly imported and not yet put out for sale?

@Arachnid Addicted, do you see this?

Thanks for sharing,

Arthroverts

Holy, im sure someone in europe would pay big bucks for that

i love it that one looks like a good one

i will try to find one

Thank you everyone for taking the time to reply, I appreciate it!

@vicareux That seems to be the consensus, but thank you for adding re: Panama

@viper69 Thank you! It's good to discard potential names too. and thanks, my sister took it, her phone's got a crazy good camera

@Kitara lol, I'm sorry! Lucky dip

@AphonopelmaTX wow, thank you for the very detailed description. I'm going to try to upload some more photos, I'll try and get a view other angles for everyone's viewing pleasure. Thank you very much for weighing in!

@Arthroverts It was found bunched up at the top of some bananas that were just plucked right off Asda's shelves, but I'm not sure if they were in a bag or just loose.

@Edan bandoot I can't find any around here, for sure, but he's mine now! lol.

@KillBoxSpider it was startlingly pretty. Try bananas from Asda's? lol

You lucky so and so! Next time I buy bananas I’ll keep my eyes peeled ....