Need Help Identifying This Spider...

M.D. Holloway · 04-21-2016, 07:09 PM

Here is a pic of a spider that a friend took while in the Amazon. He said the body was about the size of a golf ball. Towards the back it was purplish. He was living with the Indians for a few weeks. These people live in the jungle. The Indians said they never seen this type spider before. Scary looking. The Indians told him not to mess with it, they thought it might be very poisonous - how they figured that is unknown. He told me the thing had a thick web and it reminded him of a train trestle the way it was woven. The pic was taken at night with his cell phone.

He knows I respect spiders and asked me to find out more about it. I looked through many spider photos online and could not find anything like it. He may have discovered a new one?

Any ideas?

tabs · 04-21-2016, 07:24 PM

Arachnaphobia. ...

GH85Carrera · GH85Carrera's Garage

That is a wimpy little spider.

This is a scary spider!

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GG Allin · GG Allin's Garage

Not sure, but he should have helped mankind and killed it.

scottmandue · 04-22-2016, 11:22 AM

mreid · 04-22-2016, 04:46 PM

The kind that pops when you do the right thing and put fire to it.

74-911 · 04-22-2016, 05:00 PM

Purple People Eater ??

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Monster Island has bigger ones.

Noah930 · Noah930's Garage

Golf ball size or not, if I tried to take a picture of that spider with my cell phone, I would have been standing back so far away, it would have shown up as an unrecognizable tiny speck.

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Where I'm from that's known as a dead spider

M.D. Holloway · 04-23-2016, 05:36 AM

I do so love the banter and wit but I really am trying to find out what this spider is. Any direction will be met with appreciation and positive energy!

mreid · 04-23-2016, 07:37 AM

Golden Orb Weaver.

Golden Orb Weaver Spider and Spiderling - Spider Facts and Information

scottmandue · 04-23-2016, 12:53 PM

Did it taste salty or sweet?

Seahawk · 04-23-2016, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by M.D. Holloway

He said the body was about the size of a golf ball. Towards the back it was purplish.

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Originally Posted by M.D. Holloway

The Indians told him not to mess with it, they thought it might be very poisonous - how they figured that is unknown.

The Indians don't work at Amazon, they live in the Amazon. Rumor is they don't get a lot of sick days.

Jolly Amaranto · 04-23-2016, 01:55 PM

https://sites.google.com/site/venomousdangerous/spiders/s-america-s-most-venomous-spiders

masraum · 04-23-2016, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by M.D. Holloway

Here is a pic of a spider that a friend took while in the Amazon. He said the body was about the size of a golf ball. Towards the back it was purplish. He was living with the Indians for a few weeks. These people live in the jungle. The Indians said they never seen this type spider before. Scary looking. The Indians told him not to mess with it, they thought it might be very poisonous - how they figured that is unknown. He told me the thing had a thick web and it reminded him of a train trestle the way it was woven. The pic was taken at night with his cell phone.

He knows I respect spiders and asked me to find out more about it. I looked through many spider photos online and could not find anything like it. He may have discovered a new one?

Any ideas?

The Amazon is a very, VERY big place. It would help off you narrowed down the location a bit more. It does have a body like an orb weaver, but I don't know which one. Maybe more info on where in the Amazon would help figure out which one.

I get what you were saying , your buddy wss working with the Indians that lived in the Amazon.

M.D. Holloway · 04-23-2016, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Jolly Amaranto

https://sites.google.com/site/venomousdangerous/spiders/s-america-s-most-venomous-spiders

It does look a little like the recluse but the size is off and the recluse doesn't spin a web like that. The legs on the spider have spurs and the recluse legs are smooth.

M.D. Holloway · 04-23-2016, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by mreid

Golden Orb Weaver.

Golden Orb Weaver Spider and Spiderling - Spider Facts and Information

The size is similar but the legs are too smooth, the colors are off.

DanielDudley · 04-23-2016, 03:21 PM

Sounds like there are about 3,600 known species of spiders in the Amazon basin.

M.D. Holloway · 04-23-2016, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by masraum

The Amazon is a very, VERY big place. It would help off you narrowed down the location a bit more. It does have a body like an orb weaver, but I don't know which one. Maybe more info on where in the Amazon would help figure out which one.

I get what you were saying , your buddy wss working with the Indians that lived in the Amazon.

I texted him to find out the area he was in. Its Freddy Dodge of Gold Rush. He was there doing a segment. I don't know if he will tell me exactly or not due to the fact there is gold there. If he gives me precise coordinates you may not here from me for awhile!