ID this spider?
KingCosmo

ID this spider?

I live in Southern California, I've already checked spiders.us but it didn't match any spiders in California
Olios giganteus (Sonoran Giant Crab Spider) or a very close cousin. A Huntsman variety, yes. Fast, but disinclined to bite humans. Very good citizen, indoors or out. Where in CA did you find it?

BTW, I will have O. giganteus slings in a few weeks. Anybody want some?
 
Hmmm, Santa Anna is tough. So close to the port, it really could be a lot of huntsmen. They often come in on produce, particularly bananas. Maybe a few better pictures of dorsal markings and face? Doesn't have a white "mustache" line below its eyes, does it? So not Heteropoda venatoria. No black line in dorsal alignment bisecting carapace, so probably not Phoneutria boliviensis. From your photo, I'm sticking w/ O. giganteus.

Unlike tarantulas, huntsmen gotta roam. They require room to climb and wander. And native species like it dry. I keep my O. giganteus in a gallon jar with a wide mouth screen top, secured with an elastic hair band. Fancy, huh? A 5 gallon aquarium w/screen top would be perfect.

I've created a dry stick and cholla pieces criss-cross structure across the jar as "monkey bars" for her to jump and swing from when she's hunting. No substrate, which helps me keep up with how many dubias she's eaten and when. They would otherwise bury themselves in the substrate. If I fed crickets, I might include substrate, but it's also easier to spritz every few days and let it dry out completely between sprayings without it. Your spider will drink from pooled water on the twigs or right off the glass and doesn't need a water dish. Spritz every other or every third day lightly.

For aesthetic reasons, I include a sprig or two of silk greenery and real dried flowers or long grass stems from fields around my house.

TIP: I also include a wee sprig of dried rosemary and lavender from my garden to make the jar smell nice, since I spend so much time huffing jar air while observing my big girl. I swear she has turned a violet-pink color from eating dubias that have been munching on lavender blooms!
 
My Latrodectus hesperus "Mexicano" get the same housing in a quart jar, minus the faux greenery and flowers, and plus a mason jar screw cap with affixed fine metal mesh, since they have a medically significant bite. I repurposed a metal mesh cut-out from a fruitfly container from petco, affixed with supergue to a gold metal pickling jar lid. Safe and airy ventilation for my desert species.
 
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Curicaberis peninsulanus, can be found throughout orange, los angeles and san diego counties along the coastline.

They were previously known as Olios peninsulanus prior to recent revisions.

That's an old worn out male that lost a few legs. they generally lose them during encounters with females
 

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