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Intl. NamesPantropical Hunstman SpiderEN Hunting Huntsman SpiderEN
Local NamesTukutukuraonuiRR Tukitukira‘oMK Tukutukura‘onuiMT,AK HuahuakavaTNs,TNw MangamangaPK
Pacific NamesNo Content
Sci. NamesHeteropoda venatoria (accepted name)
, Aranea venatoria, Heteropoda regia, Arenea regia
High Tax. Eng.Invertebrate, Arthropod, Spider
High Tax. Latink.ANIMALIA, p.ARTHROPODA, c.ARACHNIDA, o.Araneae, f.SPARASSIDAE
High Tax. Ext.k.ANIMALIA, p.ARTHROPODA, sp.CHELICERATA, c.ARACHNIDA, o.Araneae, so.Araneomorphae, f.SPARASSIDAE
Natl. PresencePresent
Sth. PresenceRR+++MGPAT?MK?MT?AKPPL?MN?TK?
Nth. PresenceTNPMHPRK?PKPNS?SW?
VouchersRR2000
MG1960
AK1957
TN1960
MH1960
PK1955
Local OriginNative; Resident; OR Introduced; Polynesian or Recent; Naturalised
Global RangeNative: pantropical;
HabitatLand; Lowlands; Uplands
ThreatenedNo Content
InvasivenessNo Content
BiosecurityNo Content
Medical StatusNo Content
Harmful StatusNo Content
UsesNo Content
IdentificationA large free-roving spider. Female uniformly brown, body to 20mm TL, toe-to-toe span about 8cm. Male, slightly smaller, pale grey with brown markings including two large elongate blotches forming a V on the head-thorax. Both sexes have a dark band on the hind edge of the cephalothorax.
Similar SpeciesHeteropoda regia is similar and cosmopolitan, although not recorced in Cook Islands.
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Citation Information
McCormack, Gerald (2009-2017) Cook Islands Biodiversity & Ethnobiology Database, Version 2017.1. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.pacificbiodiversity.net
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