Huntsman spider

Thanks for the recent comments TK and syzygy and those I missed years ago.

Incredible! Nice find.

This is the most scary creature of Earth, I have ever seen!
Those eyes, oh my!. .. Worst nightmare... Brrr!

CGI sucks - Nature rulez! (:

...and congrats on the SOTD, of course!

Great spotting! Impressive camouflage.

That´s hunter eye!!

Thanks Joe, I'll put it as Pandercetes species.

I think there's more evidence for sparassidae than thomisidae, likely Pandercetes, but not Pandercetes plumipes.

Thanks Eric and SpiderJoe for the suggestions and info but I'm confused as to the ID. So its not Sparassidae?

However, that 2-inch size is more consistent with sparassidae than thomisidae.

I'm not convinced this is a sparassid. Notice how the anterior lateral eyes are on distinct tubercles, and notice how the body and legs are distinctly tuberculate. I don't see this in photos of Pandercetes. Thomisidae was my first thought, but mind you, Sri Lanka is way out of my area of expertise, and I'm no guru on sparassidae.

Fantastic Dan. Worth the heat.

Thanks Daniele, me too!

What a fantastic series of images Dan! Your camouflaged spider is our Spotting of the Day! I hope it gets identified!

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