Tarantula pics from Costa Rica

[ChrisNCT]

Very nice pics! :clap: :clap:

I love to see them in their natural habitat.

 

[Philth]

After Monteverde we headed to El Coco on the west coast. We got a hard time there from some of the locals, and didnt feal the love, if ya know what im sayin

So, not to far south from there we went to Playa Flamingo. I found a small colony (about 8-10 burrows) at the edge of this cliff. Im not sure if you can tell from the pics, but at the edge of the grass, there is about a 30 foot drop, down to the Pacific Ocean.

...also my first time seeing the Pacific Ocean

 

[Philth]

They look like Aphonopelma to me, but if somebody has a better guess, please let me know. I would love to know exactly what they are.

 

[firefox2]

:clap: These are great pictures, what a blast that would have been to have the opportunity to be there. You really did a great job on the photos though

 

[zahiro]

Congrats, really greats pics. :clap: :clap: :clap:
Certainly Costa Rica is a paradise

 

[Orange_Demon]

them Megaphobema mesomelas pics are amazing. such great colours.

 

[Arachnomaniak]

Great pics! I would absolutly love to do a trip like that but for some reason I don't think that trekking through the rainforest looking for invertebrates is something my girlfriend would consider a vacation, for her it might be more like a nightmare

 

[GQ.]

Excellent photos! I like how you posted the burrows along with the habitat shots. Great post! Thank you for sharing.

 

[Bigboy]

Those are great pictures. Costa Rica looks like one gorgwous place. Thanks for sharing it with us.

 

[Bigboy]

!!!!!

They look like Aphonopelma to me, but if somebody has a better guess, please let me know. I would love to know exactly what they are.

That looks exactly like my Mystery Spider!!!!

 

[spiderPeter]

...As far as I know this is the only spiecies that is found in the new world with a "horn". Somebody please correct me if I am wrong.

Also Acanthoscurria acuminata from Bolivia has horn on carapax.... That should be all, as I know
Nice pictures, thanks for sharing...

 

[Crotalus]

Great pictures!! :clap:

/Lelle

 

[Kaos]

Awesome pics :worship:

While out looking for T's, did you see any scorpions or reptiles?

 

[Immortal_sin]

Wow Tom, what a neat trip! I wish I'd have been into Ts when I went to Belize and Guatamala, I'm sure I could have found some there too. Thanks for posting your pics!

 

[Elmolax]

Oh those are gorgeous pics! I'm planning a trip to Costa rica next summer myself, I only wish to encounter such beautiful species!

 

[Philth]

Thanks everybody for your kind repley's

While out looking for T's, did you see any scorpions or reptiles?

I now regret not looking a little harder for reptiles, mostley in particular, dart frogs, and eye lash vipers. Although I saw my share of liazrds and frogs ,My trip to CR was complete when we saw M mesomelas, as that was my biggest goal. I brought my black light and looked around each night, but never found any scorps.

I got more pics of true spiders, and insects that ill post in the proper forums when i ge time.

 

[Randolph XX()]

any pede showed up?

 

[Philth]

any pede showed up?

Yup, but those things dont stay still long enough to take a good pic :wall: , so im not sure I'f any of the pics are worth posting.

 

[aaronrefalo]

i cant add anymore as anybody add...couse the picturesare amazing the trip i think that was awsome....what an experince you had...i think i will think it twice for a flight in CR next summer...the pictures rely make you part of there

Aaron

 

[Swifty]

Hi Tom, Wow, I can't believe I missed this! When I was working for Louie Porras at Zooherp, Inc. I got the chance to get familiar with this region. Louie was from Costa Rica, and he would often talk about growing up there with his brother, and all the herps and inverts they would collect there. He would go there every year or so while I worked there.

I've got to get away there sometime! Thanks for the pics!