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Photo#18388
Large Spider - Heteropoda venatoria - male

Large Spider - Heteropoda venatoria - Male
Palm Bay, Brevard County, Florida, USA
May 26, 2005
Size: 4-inches w/legs

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Large Spider - Heteropoda venatoria - male Large Spider - Heteropoda venatoria - male

Huntsman spider.
This is a male Heteropoda venatoria, a giant crab spider, huntsman spider, or "banana spider." They are sometimes intercepted at ports throughout North America in bunches of bananas and other tropical produce, but are probably established in much of Florida. They are sometimes welcomed indoors for their ability to dispatch roaches.

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