The giant huntsman spider is a species in the huntsman spider family found in Laos. It is considered the world's largest spider by leg span, which can reach up to thirty centimeters, about one foot across.
Facts
Scientific Name Conservation Status Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Araneae, Taxa Source Wikidata: Giant Huntsman Spider
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Arachnida
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 27Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 27
"cites_listing":"II/III/NC","eu_listing":"B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Arthropoda","class":"Arachnida","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Scorpions And Spiders","language":"EN"},{"name":"Araignées","language":"FR"},{"name":"Arañas","language":"ES"},{"name":"蛛形纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
2. Wikipedia: Giant huntsman spider
3. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Heteropoda maxima
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 5171310, category fieldQuote, GBIF taxon key 5171310, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Araneae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 82Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 82
"cites_listing":"II/III/NC","eu_listing":"B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Arthropoda","class":"Arachnida","order":"Araneae","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"蛛形目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
Wikidata: Giant Huntsman Spider
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