Pictures of rainforest spiders [last update 2011-12-25]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

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Brown spider Thin spider in the Amazon Giant black and red jungle tarantula Cobalt Blue Tarantula (Suriname) Giant black and red tarantula in the Amazon rainforest Nest of colony spiders (family: Araneidae) (Peru) Brown spider Fishing spider in Colombia Small copper colored spider in Gabon (Gabon) Yellow and red spider in web (Peru) Camouflaged spider on tree trunk (Peru) Black; gray; white and red spider (Peru) Amazon spider Red-orange; black; white; and maroon caterpillar on underside of leaf (Peru) Hyla tree frog in Peru Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Red-headed spider with yellow and black markings (Suriname) Spider (Suriname) Red-headed spider with yellow and black markings (Suriname) Nephila spider in the Colombia Andes Turquoise tarantula (Suriname) Treefrog Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Spider (Suriname) Small copper colored spider on leaf (Gabon) Yellow and black spider in its web Spider on leaf in Gabon (Gabon) Green; black; yellow and white grass spider (Gabon) Brown spider on its web Brown tarantula (Suriname) Spider (Suriname) Spider eating an ant (Malaysia) Spider (Suriname) Orb spider (Costa Rica) Nephila orb spider (Costa Rica) Nephila orb spider (Costa Rica) Red orb spider feeding (Costa Rica) Nephila orb spider (Costa Rica) Spider (Suriname) Multi-colored spider (Malaysia) Spider (Suriname) Spider eating an ant (Malaysia) White spider on an unusual web (Malaysia) Spider eating an ant (Malaysia) Spider eating an ant (Malaysia) Multi-colored spider (Malaysia) Brown spider (Suriname) Multi-colored spider (Malaysia) Reddish spider (Malaysia) Metallic spider (Malaysia) Multi-colored spider (Malaysia) Colony spiders (Suriname) Long-legged spider (Malaysia) Red-headed black spider with yellow markings (Suriname) Orb spider (Costa Rica) Ground frog Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Spider eating an ant (Malaysia) Sunrise over the Amazon rainforest Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Long-legged spider (Malaysia) Spider eating an ant (Malaysia) Multi-colored spider (Malaysia) Nephila orb spider (Costa Rica) Nephila orb spider (Costa Rica) Tarantula spider (Peru) Spider eating an ant (Malaysia) Haplopelma lividus (Suriname) Dew on spider web in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia Colony spiders (Suriname) Orb spider (Costa Rica) Black and white butterfly at night Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Spider (Suriname) White spider on an unusual web (Malaysia) Tarantula on the ceiling of a thatch hut (Suriname) Multi-colored spider (Malaysia) Metallic spider (Malaysia) Spider eating an ant (Malaysia) Red-headed spider with yellow and black markings (Suriname) Spider eating an ant (Malaysia) Orb spider (Costa Rica) Nephila orb spider (Costa Rica) Brown tarantula (Suriname) Spider (Suriname) Spider eating an ant (Malaysia) Orb spider (Gabon) Red and black spider (Gabon) Thorn spider (Gabon) Orb spider in web (Gabon) rainforest spiders: Page 1