Chinese Huntsman spider which can grow to be largest in world captured in lunchbox inside Yorkshire shipping container. By Rebecca Marano. Published 24th Feb 2022, 16:30 BST.

Spider expert and owner of nearly 1,000 spiders, Aaron Phoenix, 36, said he believed the creature was a huntsman spider likely a heteropoda venatoria, native to tropical regions of the world.

On average, a huntsman spider's leg-span can reach up to 15cm, while their bodies measure about 1.8cm long. HUNTSMAN SPIDERS: Huntsman spiders are large, long-legged spiders.

Guanmenshan huntsman spiders appear small, about half an inch in length, the study said. They have eight eyes, eight legs and hairy “yellowish-brown” bodies with some “black patches.” ...

People unfamiliar with huntsman spiders might confuse them with tarantulas, but they can be identified by their legs, which are twisted in a way that makes them extend forward like a crab.