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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MassExodus" data-source="post: 149114" data-attributes="member: 4086"><p>Size is never exact, with any spider. You hear about 10" dls Lp's, but you almost never see one. Most are 8 to 9 inches, maximum, but since a few giants have been recorded, they get blown out of proportion. Ive seen it with Phiddipus audax, my local jumping spider. Every few years I'll find a huge one, that dwarfs the others, but its rare. Spider gigantism? Who knows. Not dissimilar from people, though. Those spiders should be playing for the NBA! Lol. Admittedly, it is nice to find a giant of any species, and it always leads to me harassing the spider because I have a need to pick it up <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> Ive seen a few local wolf spiders that were the same, too.</p></blockquote><p></p>