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I don't know this spider but I couldn't kill or move him. Seemed friendly and kinda cute. Plus theres a lot of bugs.. Thought he could help. Did I make the right choice? I'm not from here so I don't know the spiders other than I read somewhere only brown/black widows to watch out for.
Size: about pinky nail
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- Submitted: Apr 14, 2019
- Photographed: Apr 14, 2019
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Philippines
- Spotted Indoors: Other
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
I’m thinking baby huntsman spider?
Hi. cant see the detail I would like, but does look to be a sparassid.(huntsman spider) The size of a pinky nail, it would certainly be juvenile. Usually that young though, they are a very pale color with noticeable eyes. two other spiders can look like small huntsman, the running crab spiders and one called flatty’s. Doubt tis is one of those. Huntsman are really cool spiders, quite harmless, and certainly eat their share of bugs. Many do welcome them, I had one for a while. Here is something of relevance: https://www.manilatimes.net/spiders-home-buddies/128570/ Scroll down to ‘Lifestyle’ this would be the… Read more »
Hi. Back with progress. For certain, your little friend is Sparassidae family. Of two confirmed genus in the Philippens, Heteropoda and Pandercetes. Your spider is a juvenile Heteropoda venatoria. I was judging from your size estimate and as developed as it is (3rd instar or+)would be a lot bigger than a pinkey nail. like 2CM across the legs. Question, are you certain of the size? Now juveniles are hard to work with, but judging from deveoping patterns, your spider more likely is male, for that, in about 8 months it will have reached adulthood and look much like this: https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-a-male-huntsman-spider-heteropoda-venatoria-clings-to-the-trunk-of-82674973.html… Read more »