Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Huntsmen Spiders (Sparassidae) » Heteropoda » Huntsman Spider (Heteropoda venatoria)
Photo#408961
huntsman spider? - Heteropoda venatoria
Copyright © 2010 jerry ruiz p.

huntsman spider? - Heteropoda venatoria
brownsville, texas, usa, cameron County, Texas, USA
April 28, 2009
Size: size of adult hand
sorry for the poor quality. is it a heteropoda venatoria/huntsman spider? my books show a black crescent on carapace/cephalothorax and they list the size as 3/4-7/8", meaning the carapace & abdomen?, because including legs they can be bigger than my outstretched hand. they can run pretty fast. i've always found these spiders inside the house. i love 'em, they're great at catching roaches.
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by jerry ruiz p. on 10 June, 2010 - 11:08pm
Last updated 11 June, 2010 - 6:04pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Not the best pic (I tried to fix it a little) but with general appearance, size and location I think your ID is correct.
… Lynette Elliott, 11 June, 2010 - 9:51am login or register to post comments

 
Heteropoda venatoria
you're right, awful pic--but thanks for the help.
… jerry ruiz p., 4 July, 2010 - 4:17pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact