First post: spider id needed, possibly exotic??

[scarfy]

this came through in a container to my work.... im trying to find out where it came from originally, could be from anywhere in the world, or from UK. does anyone know what it could be... looks pretty distinctive!

[RobAtkinson1]

Any idea as to the size and where the container came from?

[scarfy]

just trying to find that out, one of my mates sent it to me!

[Pepsis]

It's a male Heteropoda venatoria (Sparassidae), a pantropical species, so definitely not native there. That actually looks like a molt though, done by a subadult male in that case.

[RobAtkinson1]

I thought it may have been a Huntsman but I didnt know enough to give a positive identification.

[scarfy]

That certainly looks to be the one! thankyou