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Giant Crab Spider

Heteropoda venatoria

Photo by SukanyaDatta
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Field Notes

Description:

Large. Very actively moving.

Habitat:

Scurrying on the bathroom floor.

Notes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heteropoda_venatoria
http://www.southindianspiders.org/south-indian-spiders2.htm

Reference Links:

Heteropoda venatoria, Southindianspiders.org - Spiders of South India

Species ID Suggestions

Huntsman Spider

Heteropoda venatoria

Reference Link
bayucca
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Comments (8)
SukanyaDatta
I checked...always do. We do have them in India.http://www.southindianspiders.org/south-indian-spiders2.htm THANKs again, bayucca.
bayucca
Me too, at least when I have found an ID, but, please, always check them, you never know ;-)
SukanyaDatta
Thank you so much bayucca I am always happy to learn the name of a species I have spotted.
bayucca
Sparassidae, looks like being Heteropoda venatoria. Please, verify! http://www.igoterra.com/artspec.asp?thingid=115059 http://www.biopix.com/brown-huntsman-heteropoda-venatoria_photo-86629.aspx https://www.flickr.com/photos/blimunda_bli/13658412213 http://bugguide.net/node/view/6930
Wild Things
check for a huntsman spider, Sparassidae family.
SukanyaDatta
Thanks, Ganesh R Mandavkar...any idea about the species? Is it dangerous?

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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International Spider Survey
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Spiders of India
Photographed
PublishedMarch 29, 2016

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