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The giant huntsman spider is the largest member of the family Sparassidae, boasting a 30 cm (12 in) leg-span, and 4.6 cm (1.8 in) body-length. [2] The largest known member of the Sparassidae known prior to the discovery of H. maxima was the Australian Beregama aurea (L. Koch, 1875) with a body length of about 4 cm (1.6 in). [ 5 ] (
The giant house spider has been treated as either one species, under the name Eratigena atrica, or as three species, E. atrica, E. duellica and E. saeva. As of April 2020 [update] , the three species view was accepted by the World Spider Catalog .
Giant Spider (Middle Earth), also known as Great Spiders; Any depiction of oversized spider – see Cultural depictions of spiders, including: Some depictions of Anansi from African folklore; Tsuchigumo, aka ōgumo (大蜘蛛, "giant spider"), a derogatory term and race of yōkai in Japanese folklore; It (character) from novel of the same name
The generic name, composed of the Ancient Greek μέγας (megas) meaning "great" and Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arachne) meaning "spider", translates to "great spider"; because the fossil was misidentified as a large, prehistoric spider. With a body length of 54 cm (21 in), Megarachne was a medium-sized eurypterid.
They are also called giant crab spiders because of their size and appearance. Larger species sometimes are referred to as wood spiders , because of their preference for woody places (forests, mine shafts, woodpiles, wooden shacks).
Heteropoda venatoria is a species of spider in the family Sparassidae, the huntsman spiders. It is native to the tropical regions of the world, and it is present in some subtropical areas as an introduced species. Its common names include giant crab spider, pantropical huntsman spider or cane spider. [1]
Maman (1999) is a bronze, stainless steel, and marble sculpture in several locations by the artist Louise Bourgeois.The sculpture, which depicts a spider, is among the world's largest, measuring over 30 ft high and over 33 ft wide (9.27 x 8.91 x 10.24 metres). [1]
Originally, Megarachne (meaning "great spider" in Ancient Greek) was classified as a member of the Mesothelae, until further examination has proven to it being a species of eurypterid, an extinct arthropod. A number of families and genera of fossil arthropods have been assigned to the Mesothelae, particularly by Alexander Petrunkevitch.