Giant huntsman spider: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Giant huntsman spider Heteropoda maxima

Where the giant huntsman spider lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 20 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See spiders, scorpions & other arachnids on the world map

Scientific name	Heteropoda maxima
Group	Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Arachnid
Order	Araneida
Family	Sparassidae

Where does the giant huntsman spider live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the giant huntsman spider in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Pakistan

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the giant huntsman spider?

The giant huntsman spider (Heteropoda maxima) is an arachnid in the order Araneida and the family Sparassidae, genus Heteropoda. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the giant huntsman spider

The giant huntsman spider (Heteropoda maxima) is a species of the huntsman spider family Sparassidae found in Laos. It is considered the world's largest spider by leg span, which can reach up to 30 cm (1 ft).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Giant huntsman spider (revision 1375513953), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q114516 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).