Species of the Heteropoda genus is a part of the Sparassidae family, popularly known as the huntsman spiders comprising of about 197 species as per the December 2015 reports.
Heteropoda acuta | Heteropoda aemulans | Heteropoda afghana |
Heteropoda alta | Heteropoda altithorax | Heteropoda binnaburra |
Heteropoda altmannae | Heteropoda amphora | Heteropoda analis |
Heteropoda armillata | Heteropoda atollicola | Heteropoda atriventris |
Heteropoda badiella | Heteropoda bellendenker | Heteropoda belua |
Heteropoda beroni | Heteropoda beroni | Heteropoda bhaikakai |
Heteropoda boiei | Heteropoda bonthainensis | Heteropoda boutani |
Heteropoda bulburin | Heteropoda camelia | Heteropoda cavernicola |
Heteropoda cece | Heteropoda cervina | Heteropoda chelata |
Heteropoda chelata vittichelis | Heteropoda chengbuensis | Heteropoda christae |
Heteropoda conwayensis | Heteropoda cooki | Heteropoda cooloola |
Heteropoda crassa | Heteropoda crediton | Heteropoda cyanichelis |
Heteropoda cyanognatha | Heteropoda cyperusiria | Heteropoda dagmarae |
Heteropoda dasyurina | Heteropoda davidbowie | Heteropoda debilis |
Heteropoda distincta | Heteropoda duan | Heteropoda duo |
Heteropoda elatana | Heteropoda eluta | Heteropoda emarginativulva |
Heteropoda ernstulrichi | Heteropoda erythra | Heteropoda eungella |
Heteropoda fischeri | Heteropoda flavocephala | Heteropoda furva |
Heteropoda garciai | Heteropoda gemella | Heteropoda goonaneman |
Heteropoda gordonensis | Heteropoda gourae | Heteropoda graaflandi |
Heteropoda graaflandi | Heteropoda grooteeylandt | Heteropoda gyirongensis |
Heteropoda hampsoni | Heteropoda helge | Heteropoda hermitis |
Heteropoda hildebrandti | Heteropoda hillerae | Heteropoda hippie |
Heteropoda hirsti | Heteropoda holoventris | Heteropoda homstu |
Heteropoda hosei | Heteropoda hupingensis | Heteropoda ignichelis |
Heteropoda imbecilla | Heteropoda jacobii | Heteropoda jaegerorum |
Heteropoda jasminae | Heteropoda javana | Heteropoda jiangxiensis |
Heteropoda jugulans | Heteropoda kabaenae | Heteropoda kalbarri |
Heteropoda kandiana | Heteropoda kuekenthali | Heteropoda kuluensis |
Heteropoda kusi | Heteropoda laai | Heteropoda languida |
Heteropoda lashbrooki | Heteropoda lentula | Heteropoda leprosa |
Heteropoda leptoscelis | Heteropoda lindbergi | Heteropoda listeri |
Heteropoda loderstaedti | Heteropoda longipes | Heteropoda lunula |
Heteropoda luwuensis | Heteropoda malitiosa | Heteropoda marillana |
Heteropoda martinae | Heteropoda martusa | Heteropoda maukin |
Giant Huntsman (Heteropoda maxima) | Heteropoda mecistopus | Heteropoda mediocris |
Heteropoda meriani | Heteropoda merkarensis | Heteropoda meticulosa |
Heteropoda minahassae | Heteropoda mindiptanensis | Heteropoda modiglianii |
Heteropoda monroei | Heteropoda montana | Heteropoda monteithi |
Heteropoda mossman | Heteropoda murina | Heteropoda muscicapa |
Heteropoda nagarigoon | Heteropoda natans | Heteropoda nebulosa |
Heteropoda nigriventer | Heteropoda nilgirina | Heteropoda ninahagen |
Heteropoda nirounensis | Heteropoda nobilis | Heteropoda novaguineensis |
Heteropoda nyalama | Heteropoda obe | Heteropoda obtusa |
Heteropoda ocyalina | Heteropoda onoi | Heteropoda opo |
Heteropoda pakawini | Heteropoda parva | Heteropoda pedata |
Heteropoda pekkai | Heteropoda phasma | Heteropoda pingtungensis |
Heteropoda planiceps | Heteropoda plebeja | Heteropoda pressula |
Heteropoda procera | Heteropoda raveni | Heteropoda reinholdae |
Heteropoda renibulbis | Heteropoda richlingi | Heteropoda robusta |
Heteropoda rosea | Heteropoda rubra | Heteropoda rufognatha |
Heteropoda rundle | Heteropoda ruricola | Heteropoda sarotoides |
Heteropoda sartrix | Heteropoda schlaginhaufeni | Heteropoda schwalbachorum |
Heteropoda schwendingeri | Heteropoda sexpunctata | Heteropoda signata |
Heteropoda silvatica | Heteropoda simplex | Heteropoda speciosus |
Heteropoda spenceri | Heteropoda spinipes | Heteropoda spurgeon |
Heteropoda squamacea | Heteropoda steineri | Heteropoda strandi |
Heteropoda strasseni | Heteropoda striata | Heteropoda striatipes |
Heteropoda submaculata | Heteropoda subplebeia | Heteropoda subtilis |
Heteropoda sumatrana | Heteropoda teranganica | Heteropoda tetrica |
Heteropoda udolindenberg | Heteropoda uexkuelli | Heteropoda umbrata |
Heteropoda variegata | Heteropoda veiliana | Cane (Heteropoda venatoria) |
Heteropoda vespersa | Heteropoda warrumbungle | Heteropoda warthiana |
Heteropoda willunga | Heteropoda zuviele |
Size: They are big, and the largest species of this genus (Heteropoda maxima or giant huntsman) is 4.6 cm in length, having a leg span of about 30 cm.
Color: Brown is the dominant color, though the shades may vary, like, theHeteropoda davidbowie has a reddish- brown body, while the Heteropoda maxima appear yellowish-brown.
Other Characteristics: The legs of many species of this genus lack a particular pattern, thus, giving them a long, hairy look.
A small, oval sac holds a minimum of 100 eggs.
When in their juvenile stage, they have a lighter hue, which gets darker upon maturation.
Since they are a part of the huntsman spider family, most species of this genus do not make webs and hunt for their prey.
Some of them have toxic venom, which is dangerous for insects but not humans. They bite when provoked, and their sting could be painful but will not cause any long term problems.
Lifespan | About two years |
Distribution | Mostly tropical Asia and several parts of Australia (excepting the H. venatoria and H. variegata) |
Habitat | Entrance of caves, on dead trees, sugarcane fields, banana, and avocado groves, as well as forests |
Common predators | Wasps, geckoes, birds, and flies |
Diet | Insects and birds |
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Species of the Heteropoda genus is a part of the Sparassidae family, popularly known as the huntsman spiders comprising of about 197 species as per the December 2015 reports.
Heteropoda acuta | Heteropoda aemulans | Heteropoda afghana |
Heteropoda alta | Heteropoda altithorax | Heteropoda binnaburra |
Heteropoda altmannae | Heteropoda amphora | Heteropoda analis |
Heteropoda armillata | Heteropoda atollicola | Heteropoda atriventris |
Heteropoda badiella | Heteropoda bellendenker | Heteropoda belua |
Heteropoda beroni | Heteropoda beroni | Heteropoda bhaikakai |
Heteropoda boiei | Heteropoda bonthainensis | Heteropoda boutani |
Heteropoda bulburin | Heteropoda camelia | Heteropoda cavernicola |
Heteropoda cece | Heteropoda cervina | Heteropoda chelata |
Heteropoda chelata vittichelis | Heteropoda chengbuensis | Heteropoda christae |
Heteropoda conwayensis | Heteropoda cooki | Heteropoda cooloola |
Heteropoda crassa | Heteropoda crediton | Heteropoda cyanichelis |
Heteropoda cyanognatha | Heteropoda cyperusiria | Heteropoda dagmarae |
Heteropoda dasyurina | Heteropoda davidbowie | Heteropoda debilis |
Heteropoda distincta | Heteropoda duan | Heteropoda duo |
Heteropoda elatana | Heteropoda eluta | Heteropoda emarginativulva |
Heteropoda ernstulrichi | Heteropoda erythra | Heteropoda eungella |
Heteropoda fischeri | Heteropoda flavocephala | Heteropoda furva |
Heteropoda garciai | Heteropoda gemella | Heteropoda goonaneman |
Heteropoda gordonensis | Heteropoda gourae | Heteropoda graaflandi |
Heteropoda graaflandi | Heteropoda grooteeylandt | Heteropoda gyirongensis |
Heteropoda hampsoni | Heteropoda helge | Heteropoda hermitis |
Heteropoda hildebrandti | Heteropoda hillerae | Heteropoda hippie |
Heteropoda hirsti | Heteropoda holoventris | Heteropoda homstu |
Heteropoda hosei | Heteropoda hupingensis | Heteropoda ignichelis |
Heteropoda imbecilla | Heteropoda jacobii | Heteropoda jaegerorum |
Heteropoda jasminae | Heteropoda javana | Heteropoda jiangxiensis |
Heteropoda jugulans | Heteropoda kabaenae | Heteropoda kalbarri |
Heteropoda kandiana | Heteropoda kuekenthali | Heteropoda kuluensis |
Heteropoda kusi | Heteropoda laai | Heteropoda languida |
Heteropoda lashbrooki | Heteropoda lentula | Heteropoda leprosa |
Heteropoda leptoscelis | Heteropoda lindbergi | Heteropoda listeri |
Heteropoda loderstaedti | Heteropoda longipes | Heteropoda lunula |
Heteropoda luwuensis | Heteropoda malitiosa | Heteropoda marillana |
Heteropoda martinae | Heteropoda martusa | Heteropoda maukin |
Giant Huntsman (Heteropoda maxima) | Heteropoda mecistopus | Heteropoda mediocris |
Heteropoda meriani | Heteropoda merkarensis | Heteropoda meticulosa |
Heteropoda minahassae | Heteropoda mindiptanensis | Heteropoda modiglianii |
Heteropoda monroei | Heteropoda montana | Heteropoda monteithi |
Heteropoda mossman | Heteropoda murina | Heteropoda muscicapa |
Heteropoda nagarigoon | Heteropoda natans | Heteropoda nebulosa |
Heteropoda nigriventer | Heteropoda nilgirina | Heteropoda ninahagen |
Heteropoda nirounensis | Heteropoda nobilis | Heteropoda novaguineensis |
Heteropoda nyalama | Heteropoda obe | Heteropoda obtusa |
Heteropoda ocyalina | Heteropoda onoi | Heteropoda opo |
Heteropoda pakawini | Heteropoda parva | Heteropoda pedata |
Heteropoda pekkai | Heteropoda phasma | Heteropoda pingtungensis |
Heteropoda planiceps | Heteropoda plebeja | Heteropoda pressula |
Heteropoda procera | Heteropoda raveni | Heteropoda reinholdae |
Heteropoda renibulbis | Heteropoda richlingi | Heteropoda robusta |
Heteropoda rosea | Heteropoda rubra | Heteropoda rufognatha |
Heteropoda rundle | Heteropoda ruricola | Heteropoda sarotoides |
Heteropoda sartrix | Heteropoda schlaginhaufeni | Heteropoda schwalbachorum |
Heteropoda schwendingeri | Heteropoda sexpunctata | Heteropoda signata |
Heteropoda silvatica | Heteropoda simplex | Heteropoda speciosus |
Heteropoda spenceri | Heteropoda spinipes | Heteropoda spurgeon |
Heteropoda squamacea | Heteropoda steineri | Heteropoda strandi |
Heteropoda strasseni | Heteropoda striata | Heteropoda striatipes |
Heteropoda submaculata | Heteropoda subplebeia | Heteropoda subtilis |
Heteropoda sumatrana | Heteropoda teranganica | Heteropoda tetrica |
Heteropoda udolindenberg | Heteropoda uexkuelli | Heteropoda umbrata |
Heteropoda variegata | Heteropoda veiliana | Cane (Heteropoda venatoria) |
Heteropoda vespersa | Heteropoda warrumbungle | Heteropoda warthiana |
Heteropoda willunga | Heteropoda zuviele |
Size: They are big, and the largest species of this genus (Heteropoda maxima or giant huntsman) is 4.6 cm in length, having a leg span of about 30 cm.
Color: Brown is the dominant color, though the shades may vary, like, theHeteropoda davidbowie has a reddish- brown body, while the Heteropoda maxima appear yellowish-brown.
Other Characteristics: The legs of many species of this genus lack a particular pattern, thus, giving them a long, hairy look.
A small, oval sac holds a minimum of 100 eggs.
When in their juvenile stage, they have a lighter hue, which gets darker upon maturation.
Since they are a part of the huntsman spider family, most species of this genus do not make webs and hunt for their prey.
Some of them have toxic venom, which is dangerous for insects but not humans. They bite when provoked, and their sting could be painful but will not cause any long term problems.
Lifespan | About two years |
Distribution | Mostly tropical Asia and several parts of Australia (excepting the H. venatoria and H. variegata) |
Habitat | Entrance of caves, on dead trees, sugarcane fields, banana, and avocado groves, as well as forests |
Common predators | Wasps, geckoes, birds, and flies |
Diet | Insects and birds |
Image Credits: en.wiktionary.org