Heteropoda

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.

Scientific Classification

• Family: Sparassidae
• Genus: Heteropoda

Spiders Belonging To This Genus   

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

Physical Description & Identification

Adult

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.

Eggs

A small, oval sac holds a minimum of 100 eggs.

Spiderlings

When in their juvenile stage, they have a lighter hue, which gets darker upon maturation.

The Web

Since they are a part of the huntsman spider family, most species of this genus do not make webs and hunt for their prey.

Are the Spiders of the Heteropoda Genus Venomous

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.

Quick Facts

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

Did You Know

• Apart from the details about their food habits as mentioned above, a species of this genus, namely H. venatoria is said to consume bats and scorpions. One species was even said to have tadpoles and fish when offered in a laboratory during research.

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