Neosparassus calligaster
Beautiful Badge Huntsman at Latham, ACT
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| Neosparassus calligaster | EathanDouglas | 7 Mar 2025 | |
| Unverified | Caric | 6 Mar 2025 |
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Many spiders and insects running to escape the ecological burn at Want Place grassland. At least 6 huntsmen. They all stopped when they got to the footpath but it was very unsafe for them there as people walking along it and fire vehicles driving it. I herded at least 6 off the path to the other side. Also lots of smaller spiders and various shiny red coloured cockroaches. Many of the cockroaches stopped when they got to the path too and had to flick them across. Impressed they knew which direction to flee. They went downslope (closer to the creek I guess).
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.031651-35.212087
- Maps Umbagong District Park
- Places Latham, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 5 Mar 2025 06:30 PM Recorded on
- Caric Recorded by
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- Caric NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands 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
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