Heteropoda venatoria

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Heteropoda venatoria
Male
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Sparassidae
Genus:	Heteropoda
Species:	H. venatoria
Binomial name
Heteropoda venatoria Linnaeus, 1767
Synonyms
Aranea pallens Aranea regia Aranea venatoria Helicops maderiana Heteropoda ferina Heteropoda ocellata Heteropoda regia Heteropoda shimen Micrommata setulosa Ocypete bruneiceps Ocypete draco Ocypete murina Ocypete pallens Ocypete setulosa Olios albifrons Olios antillianus Olios colombianus Olios freycineti Olios gabonensis Olios javensis Olios leucosius Olios lunula Olios maderianus Olius regius Olius setulosus Olios zonatus Palystes ledleyi Palystes maderianus Sarotes regius Sarotes venatorius Sinopoda pengi Sinopoda venatoria Sparassus ammanita Thomisus leucosius

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, pantropical huntsman spider or cane spider.^[1]