Giant crab spider
The giant crab spider is originally from Australia. The size of the female can reach up to 30 cm. In our area there are no such giants, but there are relatives with a body size of no more than 1.2 cm. A huge crab spider is also called a hunter, a huntsman due to his lifestyle.
Appearance Description
The female reaches the size of 30 cm, the males are half smaller. A distinctive feature of this type are long forelimbs. At the ends look like claws of a crab, they have a giant spider, a crab grabs a victim. The animal runs fast, jumps well.
The abdomen is oval, convex, connected with the cephalothorax with a thin web. On the head there are 8 eyes providing a wide range of views, however, the crab spider does not have good eyesight. He sees the silhouettes, the shadows, reacts to the movement. In its activities, guided by smell, touch.
The coloring is gray, brown, black. The body is covered with thick villi, powerful jaws are clearly visible on the front of the head. The photo of the crab spider is located below.
Behavior features
The animal lives in Australia, lives among plants, trees. Spends most of the time on the leaves, waiting for the victim. The crab spider does not weave traps of a network, uses a web for movement on a long distance, the next branches.
The predator behaves cautiously, does not betray its presence with unnecessary movements. Sits motionless in ambush or guards the laying of eggs. At the sight of the victim takes the rack "with open arms", waiting for the right moment. Almost instantly rushes to attack, bites, injects poison.
Interesting!
In pursuit of prey huntsman can develop great speed, move sideways in different directions, jump.
The giant crab spider feeds on insects, small relatives, lizards, frogs, even rodents. Together with poison, the predator injects saliva, which in a few minutes turns the insides into a liquid mass. It feeds the hunter.
Breeding
The mating season begins with the active courtship of the male for the female. After mating, the female individual weaves a cocoon from the web, fastens to the leaves, cram it into the cracks in the rock, under the bark of the trees, lays eggs there. In one clutch there may be several hundred eggs. Cubs are born in 20 days. At first they live under the patronage of a female, then they crawl away in different directions.
Danger to humans
The crab spider does not attack people, but can bite, saving its own life. In most cases, people suffer through negligence. At the site of the bite, irritation, swelling, swelling, pain appear. People who are prone to allergies, small children may experience signs of intoxication - nausea, vomiting, weakness, diarrhea, headache, dizziness, muscle aches. The state normalizes independently in a couple of days. If you experience difficulty breathing, you must immediately seek help.to specialists.
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