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  • English
    • huntsman spiders
    • giant crab spiders
  • Scientific names
    • Sparassidae

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Recent Observations

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What

Banana Spider Heteropoda venatoria

Observer

johnson_alijah_5

Date

May 1, 2012 07:52 AM PDT

Description

Found in my bathroom

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Photos

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Observer

guerillafarmer99

Date

Oct 4, 2011 09:24 AM EDT

Description

Jason Sharp;
Pasco County, Florida

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Photos

Observer

olie

Date

Mar 31, 2011

Description

This rain spider was clinging to the wall of the staff room one day.

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Description from Wikipedia

Huntsman spiders (Sparassidae, formerly Heteropodidae) is a family of spiders also known as the giant crab spiders, due to their appearance. Larger specimens of these spiders are also sometimes referred to as wood spiders, due to their preference for inhabiting woody places (forest, mine shafts, woodpiles). They are known as rain spiders in southern Africa.

No range data available.