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title: "David Bowie Spider"
description: "Heteropoda davidbowie — Insetti e ragni. Heteropoda davidbowie is a species of huntsman spider of the genus Heteropoda."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/david-bowie-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# David Bowie Spider

> Heteropoda davidbowie — Insetti e ragni. Heteropoda davidbowie is a species of huntsman spider of the genus Heteropoda.

- Scientific name: *Heteropoda davidbowie*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 752
- Wikidata: [Q1315848](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1315848)
- iNaturalist taxon: [542254](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/542254)

## Names

- en: David Bowie Spider

## Countries with the most observations

MY (270), SG (229), TH (100), ID (45), BN (4)

## Summary

Heteropoda davidbowie is a species of huntsman spider of the genus Heteropoda. It was described from the Cameron Highlands District in peninsular Malaysia and named in honour of singer David Bowie.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heteropoda_davidbowie

## Photo

![David Bowie Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/david-bowie-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Carey_Knox_Southern_Scales · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/237405931

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/david-bowie-spider?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).