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Huntsman spider
Sparassidae
12.0055, 79.8113
Field Notes
Description:
Huntsman spiders belong to the Family Sparassidae (formerly Heteropodidae) and are famed as being the hairy so-called 'tarantulas' on house walls that terrify people by scuttling out from behind curtains. In fact, they are a diverse and relatively harmless group of spiders, with 13 genera and 94 described species.
They are large, long-legged spiders, measuring up to 15 cm across the legs. They are mostly grey to brown, sometimes with banded legs.
Habitat:
Huntsman Spiders are found living under loose bark on trees, in crevices on rock walls and in logs, under rocks and slabs of bark on the ground, and on foliage.
This was found in the tropical dry forest of South India.
Species ID Suggestions
1
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedFebruary 21, 2012
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