Big fleas have little fleas

A most intriguing forest spider I photographed wile hiking.

The body doesn't have a distinctive narrowing between cephalothorax and abdomen as is usual in most spiders.

a close up of a parasite latched onto its leg

True is the saying, "Big fleas have little fleas upon their backs to bite 'em, And little fleas have lesser fleas, and so, ad infinitum."