
Comments & ID Thoughts
cf. Heteropoda venatoria
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- Submitted: Mar 30, 2018
- Photographed: Mar 30, 2018
- Spider: Heteropoda venatoria (Huntsman Spider)
- Location: Saint Cloud, Florida, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 Given the general appearance and an assumption that this is a large spider this is most likely a Huntsman Spider, Heteropoda venatoria though I really can’t see it well.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/18386/bgimage
If that doesn’t look right the next closest possible thing I can think of would be a Fishing Spider (Dolomedes).
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1303646/bgimage
Thank you! It was a large spider and looked more like a Huntsman Spider than a Fishing Spider. Spiders creep me out a little and the size was a little intimidating for me, so I didn’t get too close for the picture.
You’re welcome. Tentatively filed. 🙂