Isopeda (genus)

3 Huntsman Spider at Evatt, ACT

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Identification history

	Isopeda (genus)	22 Apr 2019	KimPullen
	Unverified	22 Apr 2019	TimL

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Whilst I was photographing this huntsman a fly landed right next to it and started to blow a drop of stomach liquid to concentrate it ...... with the inevitable result. The final two images show the drop of liquid on the spider's pedipalp as the fly was digested.

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KimPullen wrote:

23 Apr 2019

A female.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.064076 -35.213330
Places Evatt, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
9 Oct 2017 02:39 PM Recorded on
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Spiders Huntsman spiders (Sparassidae) TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

50mm or larger Animal size

Species information

Isopeda (genus) Scientific name
Huntsman Spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1027.44m Recorded at altitude
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