14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Hasselt's spiny spider

While on a hike to visit a waterfall in Khao Yai National park I saw this colorful spider bobbing around on its wind-blown web. I hadn't ever seen anything like it, so I did my best to a closeup of it.

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Date Taken: 06.2014
Date Uploaded: 11.2016
Photo Location: Thailand
Copyright: © Larry York