🕷️Giant huntsman spider
The giant huntsman spider is a species of the huntsman spider family Sparassidae found in Laos. It is considered the world's largest spider by leg span, which can reach up to 30 cm (1 ft).
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The IUCN Red List has not assessed Heteropoda maxima yet.
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Everything we know about the Giant huntsman spider
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Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumArthropoda
- ›classArachnida
- ›orderAraneae
- ›familySparassidae
- ›genusHeteropoda
- ›speciesHeteropoda maxima
- orderSpiders · Araneae
- suborderAraneomorphae
- familySparassidae
- genusHeteropoda
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumChelicerata
- orderSpiders · Araneae
- suborderAraneomorphae
- familySparassidae
- genusHeteropoda
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