Heteropoda venatoria  (Linnaeus, 1767)

Giant Crab Spider, Banana Spider, Cane Spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Sparassidae
Subfamily: Heteropodinae
Genus: ​Heteropoda
Species: venatoria

  • Common names: Giant Crab Spider, Banana Spider, Cane Spider
  • Distribution: Tropical Asia. Introduced to Pacific Is., North, Central and South America, Macaronesia, Europe, Africa
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai, Chonburi
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations
Images of Heteropoda venatoria from Thailand.
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Heteropoda venatoria (male) Chiang Mai
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Heteropoda venatoria (male) Chiang Mai
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Heteropoda venatoria (male) Chiang Mai
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Heteropoda venatoria (male) Chiang Mai
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Heteropoda venatoria (Linnaeus, 1767) Domestic Hunting Spider male Chonburi
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Heteropoda venatoria (Linnaeus, 1767) Domestic Hunting Spider female Chonburi
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Heteropoa venatoria (female) Domestic Hunting Spider
References: 
​​​World Spider Catalog - accessed 06 Dec 2019