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Huntsman Spider Despite its fearsome appearance this is actually just the discarded shell of a huntsman spider after moulting. Geotagged,Heteropoda venatoria,Summer,Trinidad and Tobago,brown,fang,green,hairy,leaf,nature,shell,spider,wildlife Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Huntsman Spider

Despite its fearsome appearance this is actually just the discarded shell of a huntsman spider after moulting.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    I had no idea it was only a shell. It makes for a great macro subject since it doesn't move :) Posted 9 years ago

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The Pantropical Huntsman Spider

"Heteropoda venatoria" is a species of spider in the family Sparassidae, the huntsman spiders. It is native to the tropical regions of the world, and it is present in some subtropical areas as an introduced species. Its common names include giant crab spider, or cane spider.

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Uploaded Dec 14, 2015. Captured Sep 6, 2015 12:06 in Upper Sixth Ave, San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago.
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  • PENTAX K-50
  • f/16.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO200
  • 300mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.