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title: "Giant Crab Spider"
description: "Olios giganteus — Insetos e aranhas. Olios giganteus is a large species of huntsman spider in the family Sparassidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/giant-crab-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Giant Crab Spider

> Olios giganteus — Insetos e aranhas. Olios giganteus is a large species of huntsman spider in the family Sparassidae.

- Scientific name: *Olios giganteus*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 5135
- Wikidata: [Q2122431](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2122431)
- iNaturalist taxon: [298663](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/298663)

## Names

- en: Giant Crab Spider
- es: Araña cazadora dorada

## Countries with the most observations

US (4125), MX (189)

## Summary

Olios giganteus is a large species of huntsman spider in the family Sparassidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico. This species is harmless to humans.

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

## Photo

![Giant Crab Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/giant-crab-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ben Sims · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/332560282

## Machine access

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