
Comments & ID Thoughts
Wolf spider??? Body 1-1.5 inches, leg span 2.5-3 inches. Outdoors at parking garage in San Diego.
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- Submitted: Apr 23, 2018
- Photographed: Apr 23, 2018
- Spider: Heteropoda venatoria (Huntsman Spider)
- Sex:
- Location: San Diego, California, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.),On Flower
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Dorsal
Sorry, thought it said ‘floor’. No flower
Hi,and welcome to the site. One of my favorite spiders, this is a female huntsman spider(giant crab spider)in the family Sparassidae. A female Heteropoda venatoria species. They can get a fair size, nearly cover my hand, intimidating, very fast if spooked, but quite the gentle giant, not dangerous, I love heir white mustache. These are known as cane spiders in Hawaii. Ours,likely introduced from Asia or Africa, a pantropical spider. Ruud profiles Australian counterpart in a video blog:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu4Y4j5bYB0
https://spiderid.com/spider/sparassidae/heteropoda/venatoria/