Leg span of the largest known spider by leg span

Range ≤30 cm
Organism Spider Heteropoda maxima
Reference Mammola S, Michalik P, Hebets EA, Isaia M. Record breaking achievements by spiders and the scientists who study them. PeerJ. 2017 Oct 315:e3972. doi: 10.7717/peerj.3972 p.13 2nd paragraphPubMed ID29104823
Primary Source Ja¨ger P. 2001. A new species of Heteropoda (Araneae: Sparassidae: Heteropodinae) from Laos—the largest huntsman spider? Zoosystema 23: 461–465.
Comments P.13 2nd paragraph: "The giant huntsman spider, Heteropoda maxima (Sparassidae), discovered from caves in Laos, is possibly the largest known spider by leg span (up to 30 cm, primary source, Fig. 3B)."
Entered by Uri M
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