Big ol’ furry black spider. More close-up shots as the video goes on. Amazon jungle with Mo (Maia Expeditions, Manaus) near the Dolphin Lodge on our trip to the Amazon and Salvador da Bahia in Brazil. http://www.elevenshadows.com/travels/brazil2009/ for a travel blog and lots of photos of the Amazon and Salvador da Bahia.
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That’s a Brazilian Wandering Spider invading my bed space while I was staying at a wallless Amazon Rainforest lodge in Peru. Thankfully, this spider only has six legs which is probably the only reason I am alive to post this video! Most venemous animal [correction: most deadly spider] in the world per the authoritative wikipedia. There is no electricity at night and it was cloudy, so there is absolutely zero source of light so when I started to see psychedelic like lights in my vision I thought it was either a reaction to severe sensory deprivation or a spiritual experience, but turned out to be an ocular migraine.
I almost forgot. I first saw the spider on the wall which was about 4 inches from the head of the bed, directly across from the mattress. I had just woken up and reached in front of the bed to get the key which I had hidden under the mattress. When I couldn’t find the key (TOTALLY DARK, no electricity), I got up to get a flashlight which is when I saw the spider. My hand must have literally been inches from the spider!
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