Sparassidae (family)
1 A Huntsman Spider at Belconnen, ACT
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| Sparassidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 16 Jul 2021 | |
| Sparassidae (family) | AlisonMilton | 10 Jul 2020 |
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Under bark of eucalyptus. I nudged it onto bark for a better background and noticed that in the second series of photos (photo 1) it appears to have a spot of excretion in the middle of its back. Any idea what this is?
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.075378-35.236187
- Altitude 607.7m
- Maps Lake Ginninderra
- Places Belconnen, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Jul 2020 11:31 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Sparassidae (family) Huntsman spiders (Sparassidae) Spiders
Species information
- Sparassidae (family) Scientific name
- A Huntsman Spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1311.4m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Heteropodidae
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