Spider found on Guam

[Saligao]

Hi can anyone tell me what species of spider this is. I suspect it hitched a ride to Guam on some cargo as it was found in a freight yard. Cargo from pretty much everywhere in the world arrives there. So it’s hard to narrow where it came from. It doesn’t look like any species of spider thats found on island.

 

[SpookySpooder]

How big is it?

I'll take a shot, Badumna insignis?

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

A black one of these;

Orb Weaver

Characteristics, Scientific Name, Classification, Taxonomy, Territorial Claims, and pictures of the Arboreal-Orb-Weaver (North America)

www.insectidentification.org

 

[Saligao]

Thanks for the replies.

it’s about the size of a dollar coin.

 

[Tbone192]

Definitely a black orb weaver of sorts, maybe Araneus ventricosus?

This might be helpful.

Fish and Wildlife Fact Sheets - Guampedia

Guam's Fish and Wildlife Fact Sheets are in their fourth printing since the original series came out in 2002. The 80 fact sheets contain images and provide text describing the island's species that live on land and in the ocean surrounding the Marianas.

www.guampedia.com

 

[Saligao]

Looks like you got it. Thanks!

 

[TarantulaMan138]

Looks like you got it. Thanks!

I can't be 100% sure but that looks like a huntsman of sorts but I also saw a an article on similar central and south south american tarantula cousins.

 

[Tbone192]

Spider-infested ship turned away from port

Authorities in the U.S. territory of Guam have turned away a ship after thousands of spiders overflowed from its cargo.

www.google.com

Funny thing is the spider in the article looks just like the one in your pic and you say you saw it near the shipping harbor.

They might be some sort of mygalomorph. The cargo they were found in is from Korea.

Another escaped species? That is concerning.

 

[Saligao]

It was found in a freight yard where all of the cargo arrives on aircraft on the opposite side of the island where our shipping harbor is located. I guess it is another escaped species.