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huntsman spider

Heteropoda cf. boiei

Photo by JordiPrats
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Field Notes

Description:

Green with brown spots, about 50mm approx. in size including legs, it was hunting a caterpillar in a trunk tree.

Habitat:

Spotted in a trunk tree during a night walk at Tanjung Puting National Park (Tropical forest) - Kalimantan, Borneo - Indonesia.

Notes:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: Heteropoda

Reference Links:

Heteropoda - Wikipedia

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
JordiPrats
I see... probably wikipedia needs an update ;)
Druenn
@JordiPrats https://www.flickr.com/photos/84942480@N03/33924245931 =]
JordiPrats
I will let in the Genus, Thanks so much.
JordiPrats
Thanks GCDruenn but the link indicates that this specimen is not in Kalimantan (Borneo): Heteropoda boiei (Doleschall, 1859) — Malaysia, Sumatra, Java
Druenn
' Green Huntsman Sparassidae: Heteropoda [cf] boiei Info.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heteropoda

Spotted for Missions

Mission
International Spider Survey
Mission
Borneo's Bio
Mission
Hunters & Animal Food Habits
Mission
Borneo Wildlife
Mission
Macro Insect South East ASIA

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PublishedMay 28, 2017

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