The green huntsman spider belonging to the Sparassidae family is indigenous to the Northern and Central parts of Europe. These huntsman spiders possess a green coloration from which they have attained their name.
Size: The females are 12 to 16 mm in length, whereas the males are about 7 to 10 mm.
Color: Females have a bright green body, while males are olive green in color. The former’s abdomen has a light green hue with dark green median stripes, the latter on the other hand possess red or reddish-brown median stripes on their abdomen with borders of yellow.
Other characteristics: The green huntsman spider has eight eyes arranged in rows of two encircled by white hairs. The abdomen of the male spiders is narrower in comparison to their female counterparts.
The cephalothoraxes of the juvenile spider are yellowish-brown with dark median and marginal stripes.
The eggs are enclosed in a green clutch lying amidst leaves which are stitched together. Within a span of four weeks, they finally hatch.
Similar to all huntsman spiders, these species do not weave webs but hunt for they prey amidst the green vegetation and their camouflage is their biggest weapon in this regard.
Like most huntsman spiders, this species may bite humans when provoked which is however not poisonous but painful indeed resulting in local swelling and redness.
| Distribution | Northern and Central regions of Europe including southern Britain and Denmark |
| Habitat | Forest edges, forest edges, dry woodlands |
| Diet | Small insects as well as other invertebrates |
| Predators | Geckoes, birds, wasps, flies, nematode worms |
| Lifespan | About 2 years |
Image Credits: Image Credits: Aarachne.org.au, I.pinimg.com, Live.staticflickr.com
The green huntsman spider belonging to the Sparassidae family is indigenous to the Northern and Central parts of Europe. These huntsman spiders possess a green coloration from which they have attained their name.
Size: The females are 12 to 16 mm in length, whereas the males are about 7 to 10 mm.
Color: Females have a bright green body, while males are olive green in color. The former’s abdomen has a light green hue with dark green median stripes, the latter on the other hand possess red or reddish-brown median stripes on their abdomen with borders of yellow.
Other characteristics: The green huntsman spider has eight eyes arranged in rows of two encircled by white hairs. The abdomen of the male spiders is narrower in comparison to their female counterparts.
The cephalothoraxes of the juvenile spider are yellowish-brown with dark median and marginal stripes.
The eggs are enclosed in a green clutch lying amidst leaves which are stitched together. Within a span of four weeks, they finally hatch.
Similar to all huntsman spiders, these species do not weave webs but hunt for they prey amidst the green vegetation and their camouflage is their biggest weapon in this regard.
Like most huntsman spiders, this species may bite humans when provoked which is however not poisonous but painful indeed resulting in local swelling and redness.
| Distribution | Northern and Central regions of Europe including southern Britain and Denmark |
| Habitat | Forest edges, forest edges, dry woodlands |
| Diet | Small insects as well as other invertebrates |
| Predators | Geckoes, birds, wasps, flies, nematode worms |
| Lifespan | About 2 years |
Image Credits: Image Credits: Aarachne.org.au, I.pinimg.com, Live.staticflickr.com
