More than 1800 species of the wild flora and fauna of Zihuatanejo.
All photographs were taken in Zihuatanejo, Mexico, and the surrounding area.
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Spiders of Zihuatanejo
ORDER ARANEAE
Acacesia Orbweaver
Genus Acacesia
Bonnetina Tarantula
Genus Bonnetina
Common Hentz Jmping Spider
Hentzia palmarum
Curicaberis culiacan
Curicaberis culiacan
Florinda
Genus Florinda
Golden Silk Orb Weaver
Trichonephila clavipes
Gray Wall Jumping Spider
Menemerus bivittatus
Huntsman Spiders
Family Sparassidae
Mabel Orchard Orbweaver
Leucauge argyrobapta
Mexigonus Jumping Spiders
Genus Mexigonus
Orchard Spider
Leucauge argyra
Recluse Spiders
Genus Loxosceles
Ant-eating Spiders
Zodariidae
Cesonia
Genus Cesonia
Corythalia opima
Corythalia opima
Dendryphantes zygoballoides
Dendryphantes zygoballoides
Frigga pratensis
Frigga pratensis
Grass Lynx Spiders
Genus Oxyopes
Green Lynx Spiders
Genus Peucetia
Latrodectus occidentalis
Latrodectus occidentalis
Mangora Orbweaver
Genus Mangora
Misumenoides Crab Spider
Genus Misumenoides
Paraphidippus fartillis
Paraphidippus fartillis
Sheet-weaver Spiders
Genus Neriene
Araneus
Genus Araneus
Colonus Jumping Spiders
Genus Colonus
Crab Spiders
Thomisoidea
Eriophora
Genus Eriophora
Funnel Web Wolf Spiders
Genus Sosippus
Grass Lynx Spiders
Genus Oxyopes
Ground and Ant-mimic Sac Spiders
Genus Megalostrata
Leptofreya Jumping Spider
Leptofreya ambigua
Metacyrba punctata
Metacyrba punctata
Nursery Web Spiders
Genus Tinus
Phidippus albulatus
Phidippus albulatus
Spined Micrathena
Micrathena gracilis
Balmaceda
Genus Balmaceda
Comb-footed Spiders
Theridiidae
Crescent-eyed Spiders
Genus Selenops
Eustala Orbweaver Spiders
Genus Eustala
Ghost Spiders
Genus Hibana
Grass Orb-web Spider
Genus Larinia
Housefly Catchers
Genus Plexippus
Lycosinae Wolf Spiders
Subfamily Lycosinae
Mexican Redknee Tarantula
Brachypelma smithi
Nycerella Jumping Spiders
Genus Nycerella
Piratula minuta
Piratula minuta
Spiny Curtain-web Spider
Genus Euagrus