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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Huntsmen Spiders (Sparassidae) » Olios » Olios giganteus
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small hairy spider with a V on its back - Olios giganteus
Copyright © 2014 Daphnia

small hairy spider with a V on its back - Olios giganteus
Los Alamos, Los Alamos County, New Mexico, USA
September 19, 2014
Size: 2 inches, including legs

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small hairy spider with a V on its back - Olios giganteus small hairy spider with a V on its back - Olios giganteus
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Contributed by Daphnia on 20 September, 2014 - 5:39pm
Last updated 22 September, 2014 - 7:12am

Moved
Moved from ID Request. Funny, this is the first time I've seen this species described as small. =]
… Lynette Elliott, 22 September, 2014 - 7:12am login or register to post comments

 
Yes, "small" was a bit of a m
Yes, "small" was a bit of a misnomer. It is smaller than the wolf spiders we've got here;)
… Daphnia, 22 September, 2014 - 10:02am login or register to post comments

 
Most people...
...generally will consider these to be in the "HUGE SPIDER" size, but once again, it expresses how approximated size is only a matter of personal opinion. :)
Cheers!
… Chao "Jimmy" Wu, 22 September, 2014 - 10:08am login or register to post comments

Olios giganteus (Giant Crab Spider)
… Chao "Jimmy" Wu, 20 September, 2014 - 6:46pm login or register to post comments

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