Huntsman spider

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Huntsman spiders
eat insects and other
invertebrates, and
occasionally small
lizards and geckos.
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feed on ins iders
pests suchect
cockroacheas
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Uh-oh ...
They have a ‘cling’ refl
if picked up, making th ex
em
difficult to shake off.
Many
species
grow very
large. In
Southeast
Asia, some
males have
a legspan of
25–30 cm!
They are sometimes
called giant crab
spiders because of their
strange ‘bendy’ legs.
to travel
They are able t, often
extremely fas g jump
using a springinnd walk
while running, aen on
on walls and ev
ceilings.
Huntsman
spiders get
their name
because of
their speed
and mode of
hunting.
Actual
size!
Females
can lay
around
200 eggs
at a time.
Huntsman spider
In Africa they are commonly known
as rain spiders because they seek
shelter before rainstorms by
coming indoors!
I’m
watching
you ...
Huntsman
spiders do
not build
webs, but
hunt and
forage for
food.
They have been known to bite,
but are not widely regarded
as dangerous to humans.
More than a thousand
species occur in most
warm, tropical regions
of the world, including
Australasia, Africa, Asia,
the Mediterranean basin,
and the Americas.
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