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Possibly a huntsman? He was on the ceiling of my kitchen/family room at 10pm. Including legs, approximately 4 inches diameter. He was not weak. Took some doing to vacuum him up before releasing. Deliberate mover, but quick.
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- Submitted: Apr 5, 2018
- Photographed: Apr 4, 2018
- Spider: Curicaberis
- Location: Orange, California, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Other
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Dorsal
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Apr 27, 2019
Apr 26, 2019
Bonita, 
Hi, and welcome to the site. Your spider is sometimes called golden huntsman or giant crab spider in the Sparassidae family Olios species. nice find.
https://www.whatsthatbug.com/2015/11/02/golden-huntsman-spider-9/
Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 Yes, this is a Huntsman/Giant Crab Spider, looks like one in the genus Curicaberis.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1490381
ItsyBitsy,Thanks,I will have to note the new changes and genus here, I just based on location and not seeing the darker chelicerae.