Is this a Heteropoda venatoria or something else?
Drea

Is this a Heteropoda venatoria or something else?

This fat gravid girl was found at 2000 feet in sequoia national forest California last night. She is impressive aside from her fat belly, she has a DLS of just over 4 “

First time ever finding a huntsman spider and this find was Worth every bit of no sleep.
Ah Zoropsidae! I can definitely see that too. I never think of that family since I've never lived anywhere where those are present. Agreed with adding them to BugGuide.
 
@Ungoliant @pannaking22 I never heard of that genus until now. Aside from tarantulas and huntsman we get here, I had no clue there was another type that got 4”.

I will add those pictures to buggie guide and see if they can come up with the species. Thank you Ungoliant!! I have been reading about this family since your post. Very interesting stuff. :)
 
@Drea The species in this family used to be split into at least three families, but they were recently synonymized.
 
@Ungoliant I have been find pictures of ones that look like the one I found now but no species yet. Hopefully bug guide will result in an answer.
 

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