Heteropoda venatoria
(Huntsman Spider)

Picture ID 10373

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no idea, a friend asked what kind it is.

Submitted by:
brw58
Submitted: Apr 23, 2018
Photographed: Apr 23, 2018
Spider: Heteropoda venatoria (Huntsman Spider)
Sex:
Male,
Maturity:
Adult
Location: not sure, Rhode Island, United States
Spotted Indoors: Other
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal, Accidental adventive

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BugmanDan

April 23, 2018 7:52 am

Hi, and welcome to the site. this spider is a male huntsman spider,Sparassidae family, Heteropoda venatoria species.
https://spiderid.com/spider/sparassidae/heteropoda/venatoria/
In spite of their size, these are not a medically significant spider, I welcome them.
RI seems rather north of their range, that extends east Texas through the gulf states, Florida north to north Carolina. Perhaps a hitchhiker if anyone ha been south.