Isopedella pessleri

A huntsman spider at Jerrabomberra, NSW

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Identification history

Isopedella pessleri	13 Mar 2025	EathanDouglas
Isopeda or Isopedella sp. (genus)	12 Mar 2025	NateKingsford
Unverified	12 Mar 2025	MarkT

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Observed the spider hanging down and swing from its web, seemed to be an attempt to catch prey. It would rest on the gutter for a while and then start swinging in all directions again. Only got one shot of it swinging but observed it swinging at least three different occasions.

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Location information

Places Jerrabomberra, NSW

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Isopedella pessleri Scientific name
A huntsman spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 774.5m Recorded at altitude
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