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Frog or toad? What kind of spider?
Category: Miscellaneous Asked by: waterfall-ga List Price: $10.00 |
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02 Apr 2003 17:17 PST
Expires: 02 May 2003 18:17 PDT Question ID: 185164 |
Is the amphibian at http://www2.timebase.com.au/spiderToad/ a frog or a toad? What kind of spider is the spider? Where can I get more info about the spider? |
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Re: Frog or toad? What kind of spider?
From: robertskelton-ga on 02 Apr 2003 17:51 PST |
The spider apears to be a variety of Huntsman. They're really cool, except their size can frighten any chicks staying with us, which means I have to relocate it outside. The biggest I've seen is the size of my outstretched hand. Pics: http://images.google.com/images?q=huntsman+spider&sa=N&tab=wi |
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Re: Frog or toad? What kind of spider?
From: anlon-ga on 02 Apr 2003 18:55 PST |
Hi Waterfall, My boyfriend, a scholar in all things froggy/toady reports that it might very well be, especially if you're located in Hawaii or Australia (I'm guessing it's the latter based on the web address). He's never seen one in person, and isn't sure about the size reference in the picture, though, so he's unwilling to really commit. It looks vaguely like the cane toads I used to squish with my car in Hawaii, though the ones in HI were pretty large--fist sized or better. (And there were so many of them, really, there was no way to avoid squishing, especially after dark when they'd sit on the pavement to keep warm). He's fascinated (and wigged out by the spider's size), so we're still working on it. Hope that helps Anlon |
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Re: Frog or toad? What kind of spider?
From: anlon-ga on 02 Apr 2003 19:12 PST |
Further, based on this website: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/bufo/b._marinus.html Which says, "Bufo marinus possesses huge paratoid glands stretching from the anterior side of the tympanum to halfway down the back" The glands were "evident" to my boyfriend, so he thinks that it is, probably, a cane toad. Anlon |
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Re: Frog or toad? What kind of spider?
From: aceresearcher-ga on 02 Apr 2003 19:42 PST |
I think that Robert and Anlon have nailed it for you, waterfall. These guys sure look like YOUR guys: Bufo marinus cane toad: http://mampam.50megs.com/polillo/2001/Images/Amphibianspeciesguide/pages/Bufo%20marinus.htm A Banded Huntsman spider: http://www.austmus.gov.au/factsheets/huntsman_spiders.htm Regards, ace |
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Re: Frog or toad? What kind of spider?
From: aceresearcher-ga on 02 Apr 2003 19:55 PST |
Genus Isopedella http://www.xs4all.nl/~ednieuw/australian/huntsman/Huntsman.html Robert would not be able to entice ME into his domicile if that's the sort of company he's keeping! ;-D |
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