Heteropoda venatoria
(Huntsman Spider)

Picture ID 133691

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What kind of spider is this? He/She was sleeping in my bed :-)

Submitted by:
spiderbali
Submitted: Jan 15, 2021
Photographed: Jan 16, 2021
Spider: Heteropoda venatoria (Huntsman Spider)
Sex:
Male,
Maturity:
Adult
Location: Bali, Kuta, Indonesia
Spotted Indoors: Basement or Cellar
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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TangledWeb

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January 20, 2021 12:52 am

It’s a Huntsman, also called a Rain Spider. It is in family Sparassidae. Spahttps://spiderid.com/spider/sparassidae/ It looks like genus Heteropoda. They aren’t dangerous to people. In many parts of the world they are welcome in homes because they are very good at hunting insects when they aren’t sleeping in your bed. 🙂