''Heteropoda cervina'', commonly called the brown huntsman, is a large species of spider in the Sparassidae family often found in leaf litter in Australia. The species was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1875.
All huntsman spiders are nocturnal, and ''H. cervina'' shelters under bark during the day, emerging in the evening to find prey, often on tree trunks. They are also known to enter houses, though they are extremely timid, and their bite – while painful – is only.. more
Similar species: Spiders
