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Lichen Mimic Huntsman Spider

Heteropoda boiei

Description:

Quite a big spider with bright colors. Pic#3 to show reference of size.

Habitat:

Tropical rain forest

1 Species ID Suggestions

Huntsman spider
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14 Comments

AlbertKang
AlbertKang 8 years ago

Thanks, Marek

Marek Koszorek
Marek Koszorek 8 years ago

Nice photos :)

AlbertKang
AlbertKang 8 years ago

Thanks, @Mark.
Chun gave me the ID at my Facebook post but I forgot to update the ID here :D

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 8 years ago

Lichen mimic huntsman

AlbertKang
AlbertKang 8 years ago

Thanks, @Christopher.
And thanks, @Ashley for the info :)

AshleyT
AshleyT 8 years ago

Christopher, all spiders are venomous with the exception of the family Uloboridae, which this spider is not in. So yes, it is venomous.

Christopher Mercer
Christopher Mercer 8 years ago

Awesome photograph of the spider. Do you know if it is venomous?

AlbertKang
AlbertKang 8 years ago

Thanks, @martin10 :), not everyone like Spiders, but good thing lots of members at PN love Spiders :D

AlbertKang
AlbertKang 8 years ago

Thanks, @venusflytrap2000 :)

CalebSteindel
CalebSteindel 8 years ago

simply incredible!

AlbertKang
AlbertKang 8 years ago

Thanks, @Dawn

Awesome!

AlbertKang
AlbertKang 8 years ago

Thanks, @triggsturner

triggsturner
triggsturner 8 years ago

Great image Albert

AlbertKang
Spotted by
AlbertKang

Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia

Spotted on May 9, 2015
Submitted on May 21, 2015

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