Canberra Huntsman Spider at Higgins, ACT
Identification history
| Isopeda canberrana | 27 Aug 2025 | EathanDouglas | ||
| Isopeda canberrana | 26 Aug 2025 | AlisonMilton |
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I think it bit me. I picked up a dog cooling mat while cleaning the deck. It was folded. I felt a prick, dropped it and saw this creature crawling away.
2 comments
NateKingsford
wrote:
26 Aug 2025
I've been bitten by an adult female I. canberrana before and apart from a bit of pain and the tiniest of swelling, it wasn't bad. If you're worried, use an ice pack on the bitten area and if symptoms persist, seek medical attention
AlisonMilton
wrote:
26 Aug 2025
@NateKingsford Thanks. It seems okay. I took some antihistamines just in case as I am allergic to bee and wasp stings.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.029542-35.238164
- Altitude 580.1m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Aug 2025 01:27 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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AlisonMilton NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Isopeda canberrana Huntsman spiders (Sparassidae) Spiders
Species information
- Isopeda canberrana Scientific name
- Canberra Huntsman Spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1204.2m Recorded at altitude
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