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Okay, I've just got into bed, about to turn out the bedside lamp and go to sleep, and something makes me look at the ceiling.
"Aaaargh, a Huntsman! Quick Hubby, get the spider jar!" He dutifully catches it, dancing on the bed to do so, and puts the jar over by the door, and the spider will be put out in the garden in the morning.
I've got used to them now - there are so many - but when I first moved to Australia these large, scurrying spiders freaked me out. They often hide behind curtains, or worse, in the car and pop out from behind the visor when you're driving along.
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Tiny Huntsman on one of the last remaining leaves after the caterpillar apocalypse destroyed the bushes.
Huntsman spider. (Sparassidae, formerly Heteropodidae). Also known as giant crab spiders, wood spiders, and rain spiders. They are not dangerous although they will bite if handled. They are nocturnal and excellent climbers. They do not build webs, but hunt and eat insects and spiders smaller than themselves. The largest spiders in this family, up to 12 inches across, are found in Asia. The ones in Guatemala reach up to 6 inches across. This one is about 4 inches across. The locals here call them "tarantulas" which they are not. We also have tru tarantulas but locally those are called "araƱa de caballo".
If someone knows the exact genus and species of this one, please let me know.
See more about Guatemala: www.mayaparaiso.com
A huntsman spider (Sparassidae). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. More tropical spiders: orionmystery.blogspot.com/2012/01/tropical-spiders.html
His Honour Brigadier-General The Honourable J.J. Grant, CMM, ONS, CD (Ret'd), Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia presents Dr. Katrina J. Edwards, University of Southern California with the AG Huntsman Award. The award recognize's excellence in research and outstanding contributions to marine sciences. The award is presented by Royal Society of Canada during a ceremony at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Bedford, Nova Scotia.
Further information on Dr. Edwards is located here: huntsmanaward.org/edwards.html
November 15th, 2012
Image courtesy: Royal Society of Canada
Huntsman spider. (Sparassidae, formerly Heteropodidae). Also known as giant crab spiders, wood spiders, and rain spiders. They are not dangerous although they will bite if handled. They are nocturnal and excellent climbers. They do not build webs, but hunt and eat insects and spiders smaller than themselves. The largest spiders in this family, up to 12 inches across, are found in Asia. The ones in Guatemala reach up to 6 inches across. This one is about 4 inches across. The locals here call them "tarantulas" which they are not. We also have tru tarantulas but locally those are called "araƱa de caballo".
If someone knows the exact genus and species of this one, please let me know.
See more about Guatemala: www.mayaparaiso.com