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On average, a huntsman spider's leg-span can reach up to 15 cm (5.9 in), while their bodies measure about 1.8 cm (0.7 in) long. [11] Like most spiders, [12] Sparassidae use venom to immobilize prey. There have been reports of members of various genera such as Palystes, [13] Neosparassus and several others inflicting severe bites on humans. The ...
The giant huntsman spider (Heteropoda maxima) is a species of the huntsman spider family Sparassidae found in Laos. [3] It is considered the world's largest spider by leg span, [ 3 ] which can reach up to 30 cm (1 ft).
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]
The eye arrangement of spiders in the genus Heteropoda. Heteropoda is a genus of spiders in the family Sparassidae (the huntsman spiders). They are mainly distributed in tropical Asia and Australia, while at least one species, H. venatoria, has a cosmopolitan distribution, [1] and H. variegata occurs in the Mediterranean.
Micrommata virescens, common name green huntsman spider, is a species of huntsman spiders belonging to the family Sparassidae. Distribution
Sinopoda scurion is a species of huntsman spider discovered in 2012 in a Laotian cave. It has a leg span of about 6 centimetres (2.4 in) and a body span of about 12 millimetres (0.47 in). It is the first recorded huntsman spider to lack eyes. [1] Due to its dark cave habitat, it has no requirement of vision for hunting. [2]
Heteropoda lunula is a large species of spider in the family Sparassidae. This species is found throughout South and Southeast asia, particularly from India to Vietnam, as well as in Malaysia and Indonesia. [1] Heteropoda lunula is a popular huntsman spider in the pet trade. [2]
Cerbalus aravaensis is a huntsman spider found in the southern Arava Valley of Israel and Jordan. [1] The species was first described by Gershom Levy of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 2007, [1] [2] though news agencies later reported it in 2010 as a new discovery (with a slightly different spelling) by a team of biologists from the University of Haifa.