Huntsman Spiders

Superfamily Sparassoidea

Huntsman spiders are separated from the rest of the spiders in having the limbs facing forward, like a crab. Their eyes are arranged in two rows of four. Some of them are so large that they are mistaken as Tarantulas. Some of them have hairy legs.

Huntsman Spiders (Family Sparassidae)

1. Gnathopalystes kochi
2. Heteropoda boiei
3. David Bowie Spider (Heteropoda davidbowie)
4. Heteropoda laai
5. Heteropoda tetrica
6. Domestic Huntsman Spider (Heteropoda venatoria)
7. Olios cursor
8. Olios lutescens
9. Olios perezi
10. Pandercetes sp.
11. Stasina planithorax
12. Thelcticopis bifasciata
13. Malaysian Orange Huntsman (Thelcticopis modesta)

Mandai ©Eddy Lee

NTU. Rifle Range ©Eddy Lee

Olios sp. at Rifle Range ©Eddy Lee

Pandercetes sp. at Dairy Farm ©Eddy Lee

David Bowie Spider (Heteropoda davidbowie) at Dairy Farm ©Eddy Lee

David Bowie Spider (Heteropoda davidbowie) at Rifle Range ©Eddy Lee

 
Domestic Huntsman Spider (Heteropoda venatoria): Female at Kranji Nature Trail ©Lau SY. Male at Rifle Range ©Eddy Lee