#Giant Huntsman Spiders

[rattyexplores]

Huntsman under a Polypore

Unidentified, genus Heteropoda

06/07/22

[onenicebugperday]

@iridiumurchin​ submitted: Brace for impact, because I found a bunch. All are from Yavapai county arizona.

I don't have species IDs on most of these.

This one would absolutely NOT sit still.

I've never seen this one before.

These are pretty widespread but I can never remember the species.

I put a bunch of your submissions into one post rather than post so many separately! These are all super nice friends! The last fella is indeed common in Arizona. It’s a giant crab spider which is a type of huntsman :) You didn’t really ask for IDs on the others so I assume I’m just meant to admire

[thatonemarveldude]

HUNTSMAN SPIDER

EARTH-5226

REFERENCE SHEET UPDATE

Finally! A redesign! An updated reference sheet! Everyone’s favorite size shifting spider-man!

Cropped versions under the cut (as well as the old reference)!

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[ayanos-pl]

【庭】かなりでっかいアシダカグモがいた（5月15日）

giant crab spider, pantropical huntsman spider or cane spider (Heteropoda venatoria)

[arachnophanatic]

HUNTSMAN SPIDER (Sparassidae): Olios giganteus, “giant crab spider”

[Bonus exuvia behind cut because I don’t expect anyone else to think it’s cool lol]

So the legspan on the male Olios giganteus that left this exoskeleton I found had to have been at least 2 inches, almost palm-sized. Which means now that its molted, it’s bigger than that. And if there are females around here somewhere, they’re even bigger than that 😮

[bone-free-as-the-wind]

This nice boy Giant Crab Spider stopped by tonight. He is missing 2 legs, but has very handsome pedipalps.

(photo by S Suzuki-Martinez)

[freakoutgirl]

Every day I learn about another terrifying creature that lives in Australia

[sweetmesquite]

may have accidentally made an enemy for life while cleaning out seedstarting trays. y'all ever seen a huntsman erupt from a thick layer of detergent bubbles?

i mean, i fished it out with a stick, but i somehow doubt my gentle hose-rinse helped its mood.

here's hoping it stays outside?

[lesbianraskolnikov]

Guy getting too serious about assigning crimes and punishments to spiders: well maybe razumikhin wouldnt be a wolf spider because wolf spiders arent social spiders and they may eat recluses (rodya) so that wouldnt work but then. Wait hold on i saw something

[morbidsmenagerie]

Touch the huntsman gentle

[rattyexplores]

Huntsman Molt

In Australia, this is a common sight. This is just molted skin however, no need to be alarmed.

Unidentified, genus Heteropoda

19/03/23

[onenicebugperday]

Giant huntsman spider, Heteropoda? Pandercetes?, Sparassidae

Photo by muir

[yamimichi]

YIKES!

Luke Durston

male giant tree trunk huntsman (Heteropoda boiei) in borneo

[kiramarien]

If I got a nickel every time a cartoon I love

based on a book

based on mythology

about a teenage boy

who stumbles upon an ancient artifact that gives him powers

that's being sought by this cocky guy with daddy issues

who's right arm is mechanical some of the time

and his Dad is this massive guy with big horns (and sometimes glowy blue eye(s))

who's being manipulated by a powerful woman

that he freed from her centuries old prison

who may have had noble ambitions in the past, but now has been consumed by power

and the woman possesses a young girl in order to get what she wants

and sacrifices the lives of her minions in order to unleash her ultimate weapon ->

(Dozens of Gum Gums) (Spider Queen, Huntsman, Syntax, Goliath, Not- Mayor) You know what I'm talking about :(

and she's got this indentured servant *cough Slave cough* (with pretty gold eyes 😘)

who she refers to as "Her Champion"

who travels using shadows (I could not find a single picture of Angor Rot using his shadow staff)

who was really sweet and kind in his past but then... well... stuff happened

and has lost his right eye

and he's been killed before

but the big bad restores him back to life so she can use him

and he gets a redemption arc at the end of season three

and the main character doesn't have a bio Dad, but he attracts plenty of father figures throughout the course of the show

and he gains a non-human form that makes him even more powerful

and him and the others gain an armor upgrade at the same time

and the girl of the team has short black hair with dyed stripes

and you know the guy with daddy issues who wanted to steal his artifact in the beginning? He becomes one of the protagonist's closest friends

and there's this gentle giant character

who becomes one of my most beloved characters of all time 💕💕💕

and he has a history of violence and trauma

and has now vowed to be a devote pacifist

but breaks his vow in order to protect the people he loves (with angry glowy eyes to boot)

and has a deep love for cats (yes, I did just do that)

...then I would have two nickels.

Which isn't very much, but it's weird that it happened twice, right?

(That last drawing was made by @jezfez81. Thank you for letting me use it!)

What the heck happened?!?! This was just supposed to be a comparison between Sandy and AAARRRGGHH!!! Where did all these comparisons come from?!?!?!?!?! WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED?!?!?!?!?!?

(this took way too long to make, please give it some love :3 )

[ayanos-pl]

ここしばらく室内に住んでいたアシダカグモを外に出した（7月6日）

giant crab spider, pantropical huntsman spider or cane spider (Heteropoda venatoria)