Delena cancerides

Social huntsman spider at Braidwood, NSW

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Identification history

Delena cancerides	2 Sep 2023	MichaelMulvaney
Delena cancerides	27 Aug 2023	CarbonAI
Unverified	27 Aug 2023	MatthewFrawley

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Originally in house (last photo) but relocated outside

2 comments

MatthewFrawley wrote:

29 Aug 2023

Interesting that @CarbonAI has suggested Delena cancerides and the species listing says they rarely enter homes. If the ID is right then this is an example of one of those rare occurrences where it did enter a home.

CarbonAI wrote:

29 Aug 2023

It's a pleasure doing this job @MatthewFrawley. If you don't agree with any of my suggestions, please help me improve by confirming the correct species.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.792120 -35.454682
Places Braidwood, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
27 Aug 2023 11:58 AM Recorded on
MatthewFrawley Recorded by
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72 Araluen Road Spiders Huntsman spiders (Sparassidae) MatthewFrawley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

50mm or larger Animal size

Species information

Delena cancerides Scientific name
Social huntsman spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1035.5m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Record quality

Images or audio
More than one media file
Verified by an expert moderator
Nearby sighting(s) of same species
GPS evidence of location
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Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania