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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Huntsmen Spiders (Sparassidae) » Heteropoda » Huntsman Spider (Heteropoda venatoria)
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THIS WAS IN MY HOUSE!!!!! - Heteropoda venatoria - male
Copyright © 2006 lordgamma

THIS WAS IN MY HOUSE!!!!! - Heteropoda venatoria - Male
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA
April 19, 2006
it moves quickly. looks similar to Tegenaria but back markings and abdomen slightly different insomuch as there is a triangle in a circle on its back. a center line down the abdomen.
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Contributed by lordgamma on 19 April, 2006 - 11:29pm
Last updated 27 August, 2006 - 7:08am

OK
Edited and returned to page.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 27 August, 2006 - 6:59am login or register to post comments

Frassed
Moved from Huntsman Spider.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 24 August, 2006 - 3:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Jeff,
this was our only image from Georgia. I'm thinking we should keep it until we get something better.
… Lynette Elliott, 24 August, 2006 - 7:16pm login or register to post comments

moved
to guide page.
… Lynette Elliott, 8 May, 2006 - 7:53am login or register to post comments

Sparassid
giant crab spider. also harmless to humans despite their huge size. they prefer feasting on cockroaches. this spider also only occurs in the temperate regions of the country (the south)

looks like these guys in the guide :
… Omar Fahmy, 20 April, 2006 - 8:26am login or register to post comments

 
Agreed.
Your specimen is a male "huntsman" spider, Heteropoda venatoria. We used to keep these at a zoo where I once worked. They could practically perform time travel they were so fast:-) Even knowing they are harmless didn't keep me from getting a little agitated.
… Eric R. Eaton, 21 April, 2006 - 4:01pm login or register to post comments

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