Cyclocosmia spiders are not poisonous to humans, despite a viral post on Facebook. One user shared three photos of the spiders on their Facebook page with a caption that reads: “For those of you ...

“Cyclocosmia is one of those spider groups that has no known toxicity to humans.” USA TODAY reached out to the Facebook user who shared the post for comment. Spider's venom isn't toxic to humans ...

The spider, known as the Chinese hourglass trapdoor, or Cyclocosmia ricketti, was first identified and named in Southeast Asia in 1901.

Andreas Feininger Rear view of a trapdoor spider, cyclocosmia truncata (from Forms of nature), 1951 9.5 x 12 in. (24.1 x 30.5 cm.) Medium gelatin silver print, mntd Size 9.5 x 12 in. (24.1 x 30.5 cm.) ...