Giant Huntsman Spider (Sparassidae)
This is a relatively harmless spider, but full disclosure here: ALL SPIDERS HAVE VENOM and ALL SPIDER BITES COULD RESULT IN AN INFECTION.
Learn more about them here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntsma...
From Wiki: On average, a huntsman spider's leg-span can reach up to 15 cm (5 in), while their bodies measure about 1.8 cm (0.7 in) long.
Like most spiders, Sparassidae use venom to immobilize prey. They have been known to inflict serious defensive bites on humans.
There have been reports of members of various genera such as Palystes, Neosparassus (formerly called Olios) and several others, inflicting severe bites. The effects vary, including local swelling and pain, nausea, headache, vomiting, irregular pulse rate, and heart palpitations, indicating some systemic neurological toxin effects, especially when the bites were severe or repeated. However, the formal study of spider bites is fraught with complications, including unpredictable infections, dry bites, shock, nocebo effects, and even bite misdiagnosis by medical professionals and specimen misidentification by the general public.
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