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heteropoda venatoria
The philippine huntsman spiders are comprised of 2 or 3 species of huntsman spiders that inhabits the philippines. They are also called banana spiders due to the facf that theh hitch on to bananas when people will ship them to places. They are harmless to humans and their favorite meal are cockroaches. They are nocturnal and hunt at night.
Rock piles, crevices, dark areas, under logs and houses.
This one seems to be missing 2 of its legs. It could be that predator had attacked the spider.
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