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FAMILY SPARASSIDAE
- This page contains pictures and information about Bark Huntsman Spiders that we
found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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 - Leg to leg 50mm
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- This is a medium to large side Huntsmen spider. With camouflaged colour of
tree bark.
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- This spider has a Y-shaped pattern on its back. It was found hunting
on tree trunk and had the flattened body. The patterns on the upper surfaces
of thorax and abdomen are distinctive.
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- We found this spider hunting on gum tree trunks a few times, including the
Smooth Bark Gum and the Ironbark Gum trees.
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- The Y-shape pattern may be dark brown to medium brown in colour, vary
between individals.
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- We also found the spider built nest with egg sac under She-oak pine tree in
Karawatha Forest..
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- Reference:
- 1. Huntsman - Spiders of Australia, by Ed Nieuwenhuys, 2006.
- 2. Pediana
regina -
The Find-a-spider Guide for Australian
Spiders, University of Southern Queensland, 2007.
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