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FAMILY SPARASSIDAE
- This page contains pictures and information about Shield Huntsman Spiders that we
found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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 - Leg to leg 80mm
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- We found this Shield Huntsman Spider (also know as Badge Huntsman Spider)
in a shelter made by silk and leaves on a gum tree.
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- When we examined its
shelter, the spider jumped onto the ground and quickly ran away. The spider is pale brown in
colour, no marking on the thorax.
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- Reference:
- 1. Wildlife
of Greater Brisbane - Queensland Museum 1995, p34.
- 2. Neosparassus spp. - Australian Insect Common Names, 2005.
- 3. Neosparassus species
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The Find-a-spider Guide for Australian
Spiders, University of Southern Queensland, 2007
- 4. Spiders
of Australia: An Introduction to Their Classification, Biology &
Distribution - Hawkeswood T, Pensoft Pub, 2003, p93.
- 5. Australian Spiders in colour - Ramon Mascord, Reed Books Pty Ltd,
1970, p34
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