Meal Time

A large sized Huntsman Spider - Heteropoda venatoria, with its catch of a frog. It looks like the body of the frog has been mostly eaten with the hind legs just dangling. Its probably a juvenile frog. The Spider is around 2 cm in body size.

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Flown Kimmerling

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Absolutely stunning! And, WOW! A frog as a meal!!! :o Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Totally agree! Amazing! Posted 6 years ago
2. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Maybe its french :) Posted 6 years ago
3. 1. Albert Kang
    
    Lion
    
    Yes, Lisa & Christine. I was very surprised and impressed with this encounter. The Spider was just staying there enjoying its meal the whole time and didn't bother to move away when I get closer for close-up shots.
    
    Not sure what you mean by French, Ferdy :D Posted 6 years ago
  2. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Cuisses de grenouille (x_x) Posted 6 years ago
  3. 1. Albert Kang
      
      Lion
      
      Ah ha, got it :D
      A bit slow here, thanks Christine :D
      
      Chinese and some population from Asia do eat Frog's legs too.
      I remember we refers to them as - Spring Chicken! :D Posted 6 years ago
    2. 1. Flown Kimmerling
        
        Lion
        
        It isn't super uncommon in the southeastern US either (possibly a Cajun thing?). :) Not something I have personally tried though. Posted 6 years ago
      2. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        No prob, Albert :). Coming from a french family, I have eaten frogs legs and they really do taste like chicken. Too bad I don't like chicken though, lol. Posted 6 years ago
        
        Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        I've tried fried frog legs once in a local Chinese restaurant. Very meh. Chinese dishes here carry such strong seasoning that you could have deep fried a shoe and it probably would taste the same with this level of seasoning. Posted 6 years ago
        
        Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Maybe it was a shoe. Posted 6 years ago
        
        Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        It probably was. I once had a temp job where I helped to deliver meat orders to Chinese restaurants and have seen many such kitchens from the inside. Based on that I hope it was a shoe, could be much worse. Posted 6 years ago
        
        Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Haha, ewww! It's best to never look in the kitchens! Posted 6 years ago

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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Similar species: Spiders

Species identified by Albert Kang