Sparassidae
(Giant Crab Spiders)

Picture ID 6801

Picture of Sparassidae (Giant Crab Spiders) - Dorsal

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A largish (3")green, somewhat fuzzy spider. Found on the outside of a cement block building in Makuma, Ecuador. It was photographed at 4:45 am.

  • Submitted by: 
    Tukup
  • Submitted: Mar 12, 2018
  • Photographed: Apr 5, 2011
  • Spider: Sparassidae (Giant Crab Spiders)
  • Location: Makuma, Ecuador S02 08.75 W077 41.97, Ecuador
  • Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
  • Found in web?: No
  • Attributes: Dorsal
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ItsyBitsy

Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 This is a Huntsman/Giant Crab Spider (Sparassidae). I’m unsure of the genus at the moment.

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