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Brown huntsman spider

Heteropoda venatoria

Photo by Miguel Mejias
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Field Notes

Description:

It's body was about 1.5 cm long with its total length around 4 cm. It's body was mostly brown with hints of gray. Most likely this individual was a female due to the lack of black markings on the abdomen.

Habitat:

Found at dusk waiting on top of an automatic door that was situated under some rock work with plants growing all around.

Reference Links:

Giant Crab Spider - Heteropoda venatoria - Overview, Heteropoda venatoria

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PublishedSeptember 18, 2013

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