{"product_id":"white-desert-huntsman-spider-cerbalus-aravaensis","title":"White Desert Huntsman Spider (Cerbalus aravaensis) - 2-3 in","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePale as the dune it hunts, and gone before your hand closes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCerbalus aravaensis\u003c\/em\u003e, the White Desert Huntsman, is a sand-pale giant from the dune edges along the Israel and Jordan border, where it digs its own trapdoor-covered den and waits. It is one of the largest spiders in its entire region, with adults stretching a legspan of roughly 5.5 inches. Set against fine bone-dry sand it nearly disappears, which is exactly the point: this is an ambush specialist built to vanish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is reclusive rather than aggressive, so the headline is escape risk, not bite risk. The venom is not considered medically significant, but this is among the fastest spiders you will ever try to recapture loose, which is why handling is not recommended. Keep it on deep, bone-dry fine sand it can burrow into, give it wide floor space instead of height, and above all run a gap-free, secure lid. A rare desert specialist for an intermediate keeper with a genuinely escape-proof enclosure: the care guide has the full arid build.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Big Z's Habitats and Arachnids","offers":[{"title":"2-3\" legspan (Juvenile WC)","offer_id":51989857042749,"sku":"BZ-SPID-WHTHUNTSMAN-WC","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/7755\/4493\/files\/49F7C7EB-D5BE-4043-9138-BE628779D229.jpg?v=1784754469","url":"https:\/\/www.bigzs.shop\/products\/white-desert-huntsman-spider-cerbalus-aravaensis","provider":"Big Z's Habitats and Arachnids","version":"1.0","type":"link"}