# Help with spider identification

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-spider-identification/821831
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [September 24, 2018, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-spider-identification/821831 "2018-09-24T13:55:06Z")
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### Author: ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2018, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-spider-identification/821831/1 "2018-09-24T13:55:06Z")

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Can someone help ID this spider? Pic was taken in AZ. This the only photo - sorry for the poor quality.

[https://www.atlasquest.com/images/gallery/14/50/145053lg.jpg](https://www.atlasquest.com/images/gallery/14/50/145053lg.jpg)

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### Author: ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2018, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-spider-identification/821831/2 "2018-09-24T14:07:58Z")

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Oh, that’s Steve. (Not to be confused with the atmospheric effect.)

Steve is probably a [huntsman spider](https://www2.palomar.edu/users/warmstrong/White137.htm?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjZgMWU59PdAhUp64MKHSfJBPcQ9QEwAnoECAEQCA).

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### Author: ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2018, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-spider-identification/821831/3 "2018-09-24T15:36:10Z")

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> [@Darren\_Garrison](#):
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> Oh, that’s Steve. (Not to be confused with the atmospheric effect.)
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> Steve is probably a [huntsman spider](https://www2.palomar.edu/users/warmstrong/White137.htm?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjZgMWU59PdAhUp64MKHSfJBPcQ9QEwAnoECAEQCA).

I think [Olios Giganteus (giant crab spider)](https://spiderid.com/spider/sparassidae/olios/giganteus/) to be more specific.

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### Author: ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2018, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-spider-identification/821831/4 "2018-09-24T16:13:54Z")

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That looks like it. Thanks!