Hysterocrates gigas or the Giant baboon spider, is a member of the tarantula family, Theraphosidae. It is also known as the Cameroon red baboon spider. This is a burrowing spider and ranges in color from a dull black and gray to a rusty orange/brown. It is black when freshly moulted (post-moult) and turns brown just before a moult (pre-moult). Its...