Neosparassus calligaster

Beautiful Badge Huntsman at Latham, ACT

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Identification history

	Neosparassus calligaster	7 Mar 2025	EathanDouglas
	Unverified	6 Mar 2025	Caric

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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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4 - 15 Abundance
5 Mar 2025 06:30 PM Recorded on
Caric Recorded by
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Caric NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands 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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