Black-jaw Huntsman (Heteropoda tetrica)

Black-jaw Huntsman, a reference photo — Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Heteropoda tetrica is a species of huntsman spider in the genus Heteropoda. It was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1897.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Black-jaw Huntsman being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Heteropoda strasseni
Heteropoda martinae
Heteropoda amphora
Heteropoda hillerae
Sinopoda forcipata

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: Heteropoda
Species: Heteropoda tetrica

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