Giant huntsman spider

Giant huntsman spider
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: Heteropoda
Species:
H. maxima
Binomial name
Heteropoda maxima

The giant huntsman spider (Heteropoda maxima) is a species of the huntsman spider family Sparassidae found in Laos.[3] It is considered the world's largest spider by leg span,[3] which can reach up to 30 cm (1 ft).[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference WSC_s34637 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Jaeger P. 2001. A new species of Heteropoda (Araneae, Sparassidae, Heteropodinae) from Laos, the largest huntsman spider? Zoosystema 23 (3): 461–465.
  3. ^ a b Szalay, Jessie (21 November 2013). "Giant Huntsman Spider: World's Largest Spider By Leg Span". Live Science. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  4. ^ "PHOTOS: Cyanide Millipede, Huge Spider Among New Species". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2008.