[syn. Pleurotomaria hirasei]Emperor's or Hirasei's Slit ShellPleurotomariidaeRareBohol, The PhilippinesH: 58 mm; W: 65.5 mmThis was an unexpected gift from a friend in The Philippines.NOTE: I have not collected live shells since the mid-1970's. I believe that the animal itself is much more valuable alive than destroyed for its shell.
Spiders that build funnel-shaped webs are usually known as funnel-web spiders, or agelenidae. There are more than 80 species of funnel-webs. These spiders are commonly found in North America and are mostly harmless to humans. There are, however, spiders in Australia that also produce funnel-shaped webs and can be very dangerous to humans. These spiders actually belong to another family, called hexathelidae, and are not related to North American funnel-webs. eHow.com
An horrible photo, but a spectacular grasshopper, so I would love to have an ID. Photographed at Peruvian amazon. Researching exhaustively I've found the genus Helicopacris as the most similar, but nothing that matches with these colours. Any idea?