Heteropoda venatoria
Huntsman Spider
Heteropoda venatoria: Taxonomy | Photographs
- Kingdom: Metazoa ((=Animalia) multicellular animals)
- Phylum: Arthropoda (arthropods)
- Class: Arachnida (spiders, harvestmen, scorpions, mites, etc.)
- Order: Araneae (spiders)
- Family: Sparassidae (giant crab spiders)
- Genus: Heteropoda
- Species: Heteropoda venatoria
- Common Names: Huntsman Spider, Housekeeping Spider, Banana Spider
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Heteropoda venatoria - This male huntsman spider was photographed the day after it died. The glossiness is from the alcohol that the spider was preserved in.
Stuart, FL
April 2, 2002
Photo contributed by Frank Metzger
Heteropoda venatoria - This is a ventral view of the same spider as in the above photo.
Stuart, FL
April 2, 2002
Photo contributed by Frank Metzger
Heteropoda venatoria - This is a frontal view of the same spider as in the above photos
Stuart, FL
April 2, 2002
Photo contributed by Frank Metzger
Heteropoda venatoria - This is a closer frontal view of the same spider in the above photo, showing the spider's face in more detail.
Stuart, FL
April 2, 2002
Photo contributed by Frank Metzger
Heteropoda venatoria - (male)
Jacksonville, FL
May 14, 2004
Photo contributed by Bill Meidling
Heteropoda venatoria - (female)
Land O' Lakes, FL
May, 2002
Photo contributed by Steve Holzfaster
Heteropoda venatoria - (male)
Land O' Lakes, FL
May, 2002
Photo contributed by Steve Holzfaster
Heteropoda venatoria - (female)
Land O' Lakes, FL
May, 2002
Photo contributed by Steve Holzfaster
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