Giant Huntsman Spider

The Giant Huntsman Spider (Heteropoda maxima) is a species of the huntsman spider family Sparassidae found in Laos. Because of its pale coloring, lengthy legs, and distinctive hairs on the male spider's second foot, the giant huntsman spider, is thought to be a cave dweller. The species may live close to cave entrances because there is no obvious decrease in the eyes.

On the back half, the coloration is yellowish-brown with a few erratically spaced dark dots. Before the initial bend, the legs have broad, black stripes. Like all huntsman spiders, the huge huntsman spider has lengthy, body-to-leg ratio legs that bend forward like crabs. In addition to size, the H. maxima can be identified from other Heteropoda species by its genital features. The cymbidium in males exceeds the tegulum by a factor of at least three. The morphology of the female's epigyneal field, which has two anteriorly directed bands, and the path of her internal ducts serve as distinguishing features. The enormous huntsman spider, with a leg span of 30 cm (12 in) and 4.6 cm, is the largest member of the Sparassidae family (1.8 in) body length.