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SPARASSIDAE Huntsmans

Very large hairy spiders with legs all turned sideways and forwards (the spiders can move sideways as well as straight ahead). Often mottled to provide camouflage.

Huntsman Spider Sparassidae

Heteropoda cervina (Brown Huntsman)
The Brown Huntsman is a mottled brown, fast running ground dwelling spider often found in leaf litter. They shelter under bark during the day. They... 

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Holconia immanis - Grey Huntsman
Huntsman Spiders have a flattened body, which allows them to find shelter under loosened bark and other litter. They have eight eyes set in two rows... 

Heteropoda insignis

Holconia insignis (Thorell, 1870) Branded Huntsman
This sparrassid is not as common as H. immanis , recorded only for Queensland and New South Wales. First described as Voconia insignis... 

Isopeda montana

Isopeda montana Hogg, 1902 Mountain Huntsman
The Mountain Huntsman has been found in most habitats in southern Victoria, sharing them with the Victorian Huntsman Isopedella victorialis

Isopodella flavida

Isopedella flavida (L. Koch, 1875) A huntsman
A large huntsman, body length around 19mm for males, 23mm females. Like most huntsman spiders they live and hunt under under the loose back of trees. 

Isopodella flavida

Isopedella flavida? Huntsman
Isopedella flavida (previously Isopeda flavida) is a medium to large huntsman, body length of females around 23mm, males around 19 mm. 

Isopodella victorialis

Isopedella victorialis Hirst, 1993 Victorian Huntsman
A grey, medium-sized to large huntsman in Victoria, often seen around houses and gardens. Despite its name this spider has also been recorded from... 

Neosparassus

Neosparassus diana (L. Koch, 1875) Badge Huntsman
The Badge Huntsman widespread across all of Australia in woodland and dry to moist eucalypt forest, less common in the tropical north and the arid areas. It is a large spider, active at night, hunting for prey on treetrunks or on foliage. It has a daytime retreat, sometimes made from leaves woven... 

Neosparassus

Neosparassus N7 (Undescribed Neosparassus species)
Collected mid June 2009 in a patch of good quality remant dry rainforest known as "The Island" on the northern side of the junction of Fish and... 

Neosparassus

Neosparassus sp Green Huntsman
David Hirst (SA Museum) writes: "At a guess this one should be another undescribed species that is green in life even as an adult ... found from... 

Typostola sp. (Giant Green Huntsman)

Neosparassus spp (previously Olios)
A young Huntsman with a lovely green abdomen with two black spots. Photographed at Walton Bridge Reserve on Friday, 18 May 2007. This is a very... 

Neosparassus calligaster

Neosparrasus calligaster (Thorell, 1870) Beautiful Badge Huntsman
A large spider whose range is concentrated in inland NSW and Victoria but has been recorded also from coastal parts of eastern Australia north to... 

Pediana regina (L. Koch, 1875)

Pediana regina (L. Koch, 1875) Queen of the Huntsmans
The mature female of this sparassid is about body length 25 mm, the male around 19 mm. It is found on tree trunks or under loose bark in eucalypt forests. Being large, it is potentially hazardous to humans so handle with caution. The legs do not curve forward to the same extent as for most other... 

 

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