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I didn't measure the spider but probably was like 7 cm, I really don't know about spiders so I was searching and the spider most like this one was the Brown recluse but this one does not have the characteristic violin, It was in a Wall of my living room, almost midnight, the spider was pretty chill while taking the photos but she started moving in a really creppy way after some minutes.
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- Submitted: Jan 10, 2023
- Photographed: Jan 10, 2023
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Frailes de Desamparados, I live in coffe platation, if that helps, Costa Rica
- Spotted Indoors: Other
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Possible Heteropoda sp.
Yes, you’re doing well in recognizing family Sparassidae. Andres-padilla, this is a Huntsman Spider. In many tropical areas of the world these spiders are allowed to live in homes because they hunt down other bugs. They have a painful, but not very venomous bite. They may bite in self-defense if they are handled roughly. Does the coffee plantation use pesticides? That sounds like an interesting place to live.
Thanks! And great post.