Neosparassus calligaster
Beautiful Badge Huntsman at Higgins, ACT
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| Neosparassus calligaster | MichaelMulvaney | 18 Nov 2021 | |
| Neosparassus calligaster | AlisonMilton | 17 Nov 2021 |
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Most likely the same spider reported earlier but am adding this to add some interesting information. Photo was taken around 9:00 at night. Late the next afternoon I found it in a container I'd left on the deck that had filled with rain water overnight. I thought the spider was dead but when I tipped the water out I found that the spider was still alive. Whether by chance or design, the spider had been laying in the water on its back so was still able to breathe allowing it to survive what was likely, hours trapped in the water. I'm glad it survived.
2 comments
18 Nov 2021
Alison - while it was upside down did you notice the "badge" on the underside of the abdomen?
18 Nov 2021
Yes. I didn't think to take a photo as I was concerned about it being in the water, and possibly dead.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.029522-35.238388
- Altitude 637.7m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 Nov 2021 09:11 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Neosparassus calligaster Huntsman spiders (Sparassidae) Spiders
Species information
- Neosparassus calligaster Scientific name
- Beautiful Badge Huntsman Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1552.66m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
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6 / 7
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