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Figure 1. Relationship between logarithm of mean carapace with and stadia for 
laboratory-reared Heteropoda venatoria (L.). Standard deviations are shown for 
each point. 
Acknowledgements 
We would like to thank Dr. Stratton H. Kerr and Dr. Martin H. 
Muma for suggestions regarding the manuscript, and Takuji Haya- 
kawa and John Watts for help with the collection and rearing of the 
spiders. Mr. Hayakawa also provided valuable help in translating 
the papers published by Dr. Sekiguchi. 
Summary 
The giant crab spider, Heteropoda venatoria (L.) was reared in 
the laboratory. These spiders reached adulthood after 8-10 instars 
