Heteropoda venatoria
(Huntsman Spider)

Picture ID 10409

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Wolf spider??? Body 1-1.5 inches, leg span 2.5-3 inches. Outdoors at parking garage in San Diego.

Submitted by:
gilesfriend
Submitted: Apr 23, 2018
Photographed: Apr 23, 2018
Spider: Heteropoda venatoria (Huntsman Spider)
Sex:
Female,
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.),On Flower
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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Gilesfriend

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April 23, 2018 8:30 pm

Sorry, thought it said ‘floor’. No flower

BugmanDan

April 24, 2018 12:24 am

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/