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Large house spider

Description:

Probably a large house spider. around 2 1/2 to 3 in. including the legs.

Habitat:

dried leaves, house, garage, bathroom and other cold places

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2 Comments

luke
luke 10 years ago

I agree Paul. Thanks for a suggestion. i thought it has no venom. It was a little scary handling this type of species lol.

Paul Davis
Paul Davis 10 years ago

This could be a Brown Huntsman Spider (Heteropoda venatoria).This species
appears to be quite variable ,but I have seen specimens similar to yours.

luke
Spotted by
luke

Rizal, Philippines

Spotted on Feb 7, 2014
Submitted on Feb 11, 2014

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