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| Huntsman Spider |
The Huntsman Spiders also known as Giant Crab Spiders, are spiders in the family Sparassidae. They are known as rain spiders in southern Africa. The species in the picture has a leg span of about 50mm. Most huntsman spiders are brown or gray. Their legs are covered with spines. They have two claws at the tip of each tarsus. Huntsman spiders do not build webs for catching prey, but rather hunt and forage for their food. They basically feed on insects and other invertebrate.
Huntsman Spiders
Great find and excellent photographs! That's one big spider!
ReplyDeleteExcellent photos of the spider. I have recently taken some hairy macro close up photographs of a South African rain spider. Will try to include in my next blog update.
ReplyDeleteOh birdy, that is scare one, but nice shot after all. Anna :)
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ReplyDeleteExcellent spiders for CC this week! So many folks are arachnophobic - I like when folks share the spiders they encounter! Kudos on a job well done!
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