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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Huntsman Spiders

Superfamily Sparassoidea


Huntsman spiders are separated from the rest of the spiders in having the limbs facing forward, like a crab. Their eyes are arranged in two rows of four. Some of them are so large that they are mistaken as Tarantulas. Some of them have hairy legs.

Huntsman Spiders (Family Sparassidae)

  1. Gnathopalystes kochi
  2. Heteropoda boiei
  3. David Bowie Spider (Heteropoda davidbowie)
  4. Heteropoda laai
  5. Heteropoda tetrica
  6. Domestic Huntsman Spider (Heteropoda venatoria)
  7. Olios cursor
  8. Olios lutescens
  9. Olios perezi
  10. Pandercetes sp.
  11. Stasina planithorax
  12. Thelcticopis bifasciata
  13. Malaysian Orange Huntsman (Thelcticopis modesta)


Mandai ©Eddy Lee


NTU. Rifle Range ©Eddy Lee


Olios sp. at Rifle Range ©Eddy Lee


Pandercetes sp. at Dairy Farm ©Eddy Lee


David Bowie Spider (Heteropoda davidbowie) at Dairy Farm ©Eddy Lee


David Bowie Spider (Heteropoda davidbowie) at Rifle Range ©Eddy Lee

 
Domestic Huntsman Spider (Heteropoda venatoria): Female at Kranji Nature Trail ©Lau SY. Male at Rifle Range ©Eddy Lee

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