Heteropoda venatoria
(Huntsman Spider)

Picture ID 8217

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cf. Heteropoda venatoria

Submitted by:
gnewt19
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
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ItsyBitsy

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March 30, 2018 6:18 pm

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

ItsyBitsy

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Reply to ItsyBitsy

March 30, 2018 6:21 pm

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

gnewt19

Photo Owner

Reply to ItsyBitsy

March 30, 2018 10:02 pm

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.