Colombia - Pacho, Cundinamarca

[barabootom]

Mountainous. Night temps around 60F. Day temps around 80 F. Very rocky with clayish soils. These mountains are heavily farmed with cattle grazing even the steepist slopes. Tropical, but some pockets are dry. This whole area has been nearly deforested. Orange groves and coffee are common agricultural products but people also grow mangos, bananas, guava and other tropical fruits. I climbed the mountain in the picture and found the following insects and arachnids. The slopes are very steep but the cattle create walking paths as the graze up and down the slopes. There is a cross at the top. I made it to the top to a grassy plateau.

 

[BoyFromLA]

Look at all those creatures you’ve found!

 

[barabootom]

Mountainous. Night temps around 60F. Day temps around 80 F. Very rocky with clayish soils. These mountains are heavily farmed with cattle grazing even the steepist slopes. Tropical, but some pockets are dry. This whole area has been nearly deforested. Orange groves and coffee are common agricultural products but people also grow mangos, bananas, guava and other tropical fruits. I climbed the mountain in the picture and found the following insects and arachnids. The slopes are very steep but the cattle create walking paths as the graze up and down the slopes. There is a cross at the top. I made it to the top to a grassy plateau. View attachment 394769 View attachment 394770 View attachment 394771 View attachment 394772 View attachment 394773 View attachment 394774 View attachment 394775 View attachment 394776 View attachment 394777 View attachment 394778

 

[barabootom]

Mountainous. Night temps around 60F. Day temps around 80 F. Very rocky with clayish soils. These mountains are heavily farmed with cattle grazing even the steepist slopes. Tropical, but some pockets are dry. This whole area has been nearly deforested. Orange groves and coffee are common agricultural products but people also grow mangos, bananas, guava and other tropical fruits. I climbed the mountain in the picture and found the following insects and arachnids. The slopes are very steep but the cattle create walking paths as the graze up and down the slopes. There is a cross at the top. I made it to the top to a grassy plateau. View attachment 394769 View attachment 394770 View attachment 394771 View attachment 394772 View attachment 394773 View attachment 394774 View attachment 394775 View attachment 394776 View attachment 394777 View attachment 394778

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[8 legged]

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Nice pic!
Rock'n'Roll outlook!

Ok, one of those spiders is a Cuppienius I think, but is the brown one a Phoneutria?

 

[barabootom]

I don't know if the brown one is in the phoneutria family but I'm guessing yes. Maybe someone on the boards knows for sure.

 

[8 legged]

This country could easily play at the forefront, there are enough resources. It's unbelievable what a corrupt incompetent government can do!

 

[barabootom]

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This country could easily play at the forefront, there are enough resources. It's unbelievable what a corrupt incompetent government can do!

I agree 100%.

 

[Thearachnidaddict]

I don't know if the brown one is in the phoneutria family but I'm guessing yes. Maybe someone on the boards knows for sure.

Yep the brown one is a phoneutria

 

[barabootom]

Yep the brown one is a phoneutria

Do you know the full name?

 

[Thearachnidaddict]

Do you know the full name?

Not quite sure. All I can tell is that it is in the genus phoneutria

 

[The Snark]

This country could easily play at the forefront, there are enough resources. It's unbelievable what a corrupt incompetent government can do!

That's what I was seeing. Destroyed watershed everywhere. Entire ecosystems drastically altered.
Over and over I'm reminded of the Bangkok floods and his majesty the King, ardent biologist and botanist, first directive to the people. "Plant deciduous forests!"