Huntsman Spider, Heteropoda venatoria (Linnaeus) (Arachnida: Araneae: Sparassidae)
The huntsman spider, Heteropoda venatoria (L.), sometimes called the giant crab spider or the banana spider (due to its occasional appearance in marketed bananas), is a cosmotropical species introduced into and now occurring in the U.S., in subtropical areas of Florida, Texas, and California. It is...
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Main Author: | Glavis B. Edwards, Jr. |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries
2003-10-01
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Online Access: | https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/109099 |
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