sparassidae

Immature female

Immature male

Adult female

Some friends called me last night asking if I wanted the huntsman that was living in their garage and of course, I couldn’t say no.

I photographed this arachnid in Hue, Viet Nam in 2012. Any idea what it is?

A sub adult male H. boiei

Heteropoda Boiei

This guy was so super tiny 4 weeks ago and he has grown probably 5 times his original size. Crazy how fast he grows.

Holliconia Flindersi

I am a fan of this spider and a MASSSSSSIVE Bowie fan

Don't mind the moldy leftovers which was taken out after taking this picture during maintenance. She came down to throw the old sac out and is readying for her 5th sac soon. Babies are plump and eat great when it comes to flightless fruit flies.

When you're named in honour after David Bowie, you command respect! After seeing photographs of specimens online some odd years ago, Heteropoda davidbowie for a long while have been amongst my list of most admired/favourite invertebrates.

The smallest species of huntsman in the world with an adult legspan of only 1", and also the only true spider in my collection

Mommy finally open the egg sack

My P.Gracilis is actually, most definitely female. After her recent molt, I could have sworn she looked like she had bulbs on he pedipalps but it must have been a trick of the light.