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Brown Huntsman Spider

Heteropoda venatoria

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Field Notes

Description:

This impressive Huntsman spider was waiting for me in the bathroom late last night; leg span approx. 8cm / 3.1 inches.

Habitat:

House in hills overlooking Manila.

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Comments (1)
Darius Crist
All I can say is NOPE!!! I'm trying really hard to warm up to spiders, because I value all living things, but I am having so much trouble...and spiders like this make it increasingly harder! :(

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International Spider Survey
Photographed
PublishedAugust 19, 2013

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