Curicaberis

Picture ID 9903

Picture of Curicaberis - Dorsal

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Found this big guy this morning on my living room ceiling.

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BugmanDan

Hi,and welcome to the site. Your not so little friend is a golden huntsman spider, family Sparassidae,Olios giganteus species. Worth having around if you can tolerate them.
https://spiderid.com/spider/sparassidae/olios/giganteus/

BugmanDan

Hi, Well, Itsy Bitsy called the genus and species closer, this is a fairly new genus, 3 species, and so rarely found, I forget they exist. Dorsal is a term for top view perspective and tolerate, is if you don’t mind sharing your home with these. I have been up close and personal with the Olios and Heteropoda, and find them quite innocuous, even docile, and very reluctant to bite. Quick if you spook them, but none of the giant crab spiders are considered medically significant. They are venomous though and can bite if provoked, worst case may be like… Read more »

BugmanDan

You are very welcome, any questions,feel free to ask.

ItsyBitsy

Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 Your spider is a Giant Crab/Huntsman Spider (Sparassidae), the genus is Curicaberis.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/170274/bgimage

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Picture of Curicaberis spp. - Male - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Curicaberis spp. - Male - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
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