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	Spider Identification Chart
		Spider Identification - adult size varies 12 to 20 mm in body length - grey to fl in colour with a white section on the end of it's tail - as illustrated.
		Spider Identification - an adult is 15 mm to 30 mm in body length - mottled grey to brown in colour, with a distinct Union Jack impression on it's back.
		Habitat - this spider is a ground dweller, with a burrow retreat lined with silk of up to 250 mm in depth and around 25 mm in width - prefers nesting in drier exposed locations - often has a wafer-like lid on the burrow entrance.
	www.anoble.com.au /Spiders/SpiderID.htm (1548 words)

	Huntsman Spiders
		Huntsman Spiders are found living under loose bark on trees, in crevices on rock walls and in logs, under rocks and slabs of bark on the ground, and on foliage.
		Badge Huntsman spiders (Neosparassus species, formerly Olios spp.) are usually fawn or grey on top, with distinctive colour combinations of fl, white, orange or yellow under the abdomen (the 'badge') and colour bands on the underside of the front legs.
		Huntsman spiders, like all spiders, moult in order to grow and often their old skin may be mistaken for the original spider when seen suspended on bark or in the house.
	www.amonline.net.au /factsheets/huntsman_spiders.htm (750 words)

	Spiders Evergreen Pest Control Gold Coast North Coast Tweed Coast Tweed Heads
		However, the majority of Trapdoor spiders are brown in colour, often having mottled patterns of leaf-like bands on the dorsal surface of the abdomen, whereas Funnel-web spiders are generally fl and without markings.
		Predators of the Mouse Spider are wasps, bandicoots, scorpions and centipedes.
		A large Huntsman Spider may measure 160 mm, the males are always smaller than the females and are easily recognised by their club shaped palps, which are very bulbous.
	www.evergreenpest.com.au /Spiders.htm (3233 words)

	Australian Spiders
		Huntsman spiders can be found in the bush and gardens, searching for food rather than building a web.
		Jumping spiders are aptly named because of their habit of jumping from one location to another.
		The female Mouse spider is bigger than her cousin, and proportionally has a larger head and fangs.
	www.idilium.com /Australian_Wildlife/spiders.html (1502 words)

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		Spiders are predators; they bite their prey, releasing a powerful toxin from poison glands which causes paralysis, together with digestive juices.
		The huntsman spider is not dangerous to man. Their bite is totally harmless to humans, although it may be painful.
		A mature female is a globe-shaped, fl, shiny spider with a red or orange marking or hourglass on the underside of her abdomen.
	library.thinkquest.org /C005353/text25.htm (6108 words)

	huntsman spider - Heteropoda venatoria (Linnaeus)
		The huntsman spider, Heteropoda venatoria (L.), sometimes called the giant crab spider or the banana spider (due to its occasional appearance in marketed bananas), is a cosmotropical species introduced into and now occurring in the U.S., in subtropical areas of Florida, Texas, and California.
		Some authors place this spider in the family Heteropodidae, due to the uncertainty of the name Sparassidae (Platnick and Levi 1973).
		It is not a dangerous spider, but a locally painful bite can be delivered to any human who carelessly handles a huntsman spider.
	creatures.ifas.ufl.edu /urban/spiders/giant_crab_spider.htm (649 words)

	Article 3
		These spiders are extremely fast moving (a problem when trying to collect) and build no webs for prey capture, instead, actively foraging for their large variety of food (large specimens are known to take small vertebrates such as geckos) in close proximity to their retreat.
		When separated, tall containers are preferred (Huntsman spiders rarely visit the ground) and when housed in their permanent container, it can be furnished with a covering of dry vermiculite or peat with a firmly fixed branch or slice of cork bark.
		The spider seals itself inside the envelope of silk (usually attached to the top of the container) and there it remains until it moults, sometime for several weeks.
	www.giantspiders.com /article3.html (1830 words)

	Huntsman spider Heteropodidae Selenopidae Olios Neosparassus Isopeda
		Because a spider has to change their skin, the skin of these giants can be found hanging on trees or wires.
		Huntsman are widely spread in large numbers throughout the country and may find shelter at your home.
		A social spider is defined as a "cooperation among mutually tolerant individuals.
	www.xs4all.nl /~ednieuw/australian/huntsman/Huntsman.html (723 words)

	What's That Bug: Even More Spiders
		Your female spider is carrying an egg sac, but we are not convinced she is a Wolf Spider.
		Spider wasps are often seen digging in soft sandy soil, dragging huntsman spiders along.
		This is an Orchard Spider in the genus Leucauge.
	whatsthatbug.com /spiders6.html (7076 words)

	Huntsman Spider -Australian Reptile Park Animals
		Huntsman spiders are familiar to many Australians as the large, flat-bodied and extremely fast intruders, which, to some people's horror, occasionally take up residence in kitchens and living rooms.
		Although many people's immediate reaction to finding a huntsman in their home is to reach for the insect spray, they actually serve a very useful purpose in the control of cockroaches inside buildings.
		Habitat: Huntsman spiders occur Australia-wide and are usually found on tree trunks, under bark, beneath stones or on the walls of houses.
	www.reptilepark.com.au /animals.asp?catID=17&ID=128 (344 words)

	Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, NZ - Christchurch huntsman (Isopedella victorialis) and other ...
		The Christchurch huntsman is large and flattened-looking, like other huntsman spiders such as the Avondale spider.
		Huntsman spiders generally show little inclination to bite people, but as with any large spider, bites may prove painful.
		In general, huntsman spider bites are considered to be of minor inconvenience, but the spider's large size can be alarming for people uncomfortable around spiders.
	www.tepapa.govt.nz /TePapa/Maori/CollectionsAndResearch/Collections/InsectsSpidersAndSimilar/Spiders/Spiders_Web/what/ChCHAvondale.htm (358 words)

	Ecowatch - huntsman spider (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Huntsman spiders are recognisable by their flattened body shape and long hairy legs that point forwards and bend backwards.
		Huntsman spiders are found all over Australia and are commonly encountered in houses where their large size and speed often cause alarm to the unsuspecting occupants.
		Huntsman spiders are very maternal and the female will stay with the egg sac until the spiderlings hatch.
	www.ento.csiro.au /Ecowatch/Primary/arachnida/pages/huntsman.htm (254 words)

	Biosecurity hunting Huntsman spiders in Hoon Hay, Hillmorton area.
		This Huntsman spider species is most commonly found in southern Victoria in Australia and is easily identifiable by its large size and colour.
		Huntsman spiders have a slightly flattened appearance and are more active at night than during the day.
		The three spiders were found one each in a bedroom, a living room, and immediately outside a house entrance.
	www.maf.govt.nz /mafnet/press/130106huntsman.htm (438 words)

	Urban Dictionary: huntsman
		the second is a pic of the spider with the clock gone (it's not clear whether the clock has been moved or the spider as moved away from it) and the third one is a horrifyingly detailed close up showing the fur on the spider (eurgh).
		One of their number, the Brazilian Huntsman, is thought to be the most venomous spider in the world.
		These spiders are quite capable of jumping onto a broom used to fend them off, can also leap out of banana bunches carried over the shoulder and bite whoever is carrying the fruit.
	www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=huntsman (936 words)

	Spiders
		Huntsman spiders originally lived in woodlands and forests but today they take up residence on the walls of houses, hunting insects at night.
		Groups of huntsman may be found huddled together in a family group, under flaking bark or rocks.
		Huntsman spiders moult and often their old skin may be mistaken for the original spider when seen clinging to bark or in the house.
	www.spiderzrule.com /huntsman.htm (301 words)

	Spiders
		Southern house spiders are not known to have a dangerous bite.
		Occasionally, the Huntsman Spider, Heteropoda venatoria (Linnaeus), is misidentified as a brown recluse.
		It isn't a huntsman, as they wouldn't be found in bathtubs because they are arboreal, and would be found on a wall, or under a table, but there are many other different groups of wandering-type spiders besides wolf and huntsman.
	www.spiderzrule.com /misc.htm (981 words)

	domestic huntsman spider (heteropoda venatoria)
		A hairy Huntsman Spider that lives on foliage in secondary forests.
		Eggs are laid in a whitish, flat cushion-like egg sac which is grasped by the palps and carried under the body as the mother moves around.
		The spiders in this family are large wandering spiders which move sideways and include the domestic "Huntsman Spiders".
	habitatnews.nus.edu.sg /guidebooks/spiders/text/Heteropoda_venatoria.htm (142 words)

	Life and Adaptations to Water - Tropical huntsman spider
		This spider needs more water than most other huntsman spiders but it does not need a pond or pool.
		The habitat of the tropical huntsman spider is being cleared by humans.
		The woollybutt is an ideal place for a huntsman spider to shelter and feed.
	www.samuseum.sa.gov.au /water/thspider.htm (396 words)

	Common Huntsman spider (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		This took me ages to identify because the spider was only 2 cm long.
		This spider was one of two brought in with the washing when it was left out over night.
		I have taken a photo of the huntsman together with a ruler.
	www.astro.keele.ac.uk /oldusers/rno/Spiders/common_huntsman.html (210 words)

	Econotes at the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity
		Ctenids (or wandering spiders) are another group of large spiders that often “hitchhike” to new areas aboard produce.
		Sparassids are sometimes called "giant crab spiders" because they have their legs all turned sideways and forwards so that the spider can move laterally (sideways) as well as forward or backward.
		Spiders are only measured from the tip of the head to the end of the abdomen because leg size varies considerably.
	www.uwgb.edu /biodiversity/econotes/2006/Sparassid.htm (490 words)

	FAMILY SPARASSIDAE - Huntsman Spiders
		Huntsman Spiders are medium to large spiders, usually with flat body.
		We found this Shield Huntsman Spider (also know as badge huntsman spider) in a shelter made by silk and leaves on a gum tree.
		The spider is pale brown in colour, no marking on the thorax.
	www.geocities.com /brisbane_spiders/Sparassidae.htm (397 words)

	Brown Huntsman Spider - Heteropoda jugulans
		The Spiders are Brown in colour, with mottled pattern on flattened body.
		The Spiders have eight small eyes, two rows of four across the front of their thorax.
		The male Brown Huntsman Spiders look no different with female except they are a bit smaller in size.
	www.geocities.com /brisbane_spiders/BrownHuntsman.htm (408 words)

	Huntsman Spider
		The common huntsman spider is found throughout south-eastern Australia.
		It is very common to have huntsman spiders in urban areas, and the spiders will come inside your house.
		I once heard an Australian comedian mention his fear of spiders, he mentioned that he knows the Huntsman spiders are not dangerous, but how could we not be scared of them when they have been given the name Hunts...
	www.australianfauna.com /huntsmanspider.php (275 words)

	Huntsman Spider, Heteropoda venatoria (Linnaeus) (Arachnida: Araneae: Sparassidae)
		Female brown recluse spider, Loxosceles reclusa Gertsch and Mulaik, dorsal view for comparison with dorsal view of male huntsman spider, Heteropoda venatoria (Linnaeus).
		This document is EENY-160 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 205), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida.
		Permission is granted to others to use these materials in part or in full for educational purposes, provided that full credit is given to the UF/IFAS, citing the publication, its source, and date of publication.
	edis.ifas.ufl.edu /IN317 (921 words)

	huntsman
		The female Huntsman lays up to 200 eggs in a white oval sac.
		As the spider grows it sheds its skin.
		The bite can be painful but it is not poisonous.
	www.cap.nsw.edu.au /Collie-garden/animalPages/Huntsman.htm (77 words)

	! Huntsman Spider ! Tropical Rainforest, North Queensland Australia
		They are often large spiders that are usually quite flattened in appearance, with long, laterally pointed legs.
		The Huntsman family can potentially be found all around the world, but seem much more common in the tropics.
		Some have adapted to living with humans quite well, and thus Huntsmans can often be seen on the walls inside toilets and lodges and other outside buildings.
	rainforest-australia.com /Huntsman_spider.htm (234 words)

	Spiders Gallery Week Two
		Orb weaver spiders are our Spider of the Week because they create the webs that we associate with "typical" spider webs.
		We highlight these beautiful webs as a great example of spider silk and its many uses, starting here with a spider's most common use -- webs.
		The orb weaving spiders craft the familiar "garden variety" structures that most people picture when they think of spider webs.
	www.amnh.org /learn/pd/spider_2/gallery_week2 (165 words)

	African Huntsman Spider Care Sheet
		African Huntsman Spiders are rare sights in collections and although they do not possess extremely toxic venom, they do not make good "pets".
		The African Huntsman Spider is generally a good eater and one will usually eat ravenously.
		Overall, African Huntsman Spiders can be rewarding captives for those who keep them, and perhaps they can even act as accurate rain indicators for people who find them in their home.
	www.petbugs.com /caresheets/Palystes-sp.html (309 words)

	Malaysian Orange Huntsman Spider Care Sheet
		This fuzzy true spider, which has not been described yet, is unique in that it is completely orange, and a bright orange at that!
		Malaysian Orange Huntsman Spiders are new additions to the hobby.
		The Malaysian Orange Huntsman Spider is a magnificent new species to look for in the future.
	www.petbugs.com /caresheets/Malaysian-Orange-Huntsman-Spider.html (331 words)

	The Find-a-spider Guide - huntsman
		Uncertain; may cause mild illness and necrotising arachnidism but is not an aggressive spider so bitings are rare
		In most if not all species the upper surfaces of the spider are relatively free of markings (unlike many other sparassids) and are a light fawn in colour.
		Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Delena cancerides and some other sparassids.
	www.usq.edu.au /spider/find/spiders/438.htm (119 words)

	Wildlife of Sydney - Fact File - Common Huntsman Spider
		Most Sydneysiders are familiar with the Common Huntsman Spider because of its habit of visiting houses.
		The size and speed of huntsman spiders have given these spiders an undeservedly bad reputation.
		However, Shield Huntsmans (Neosparassus pictus) should be considered more dangerous as bites can result in prolonged pain, inflammation, headache, vomiting and even an irregular heart rate.
	faunanet.gov.au /wos/factfile.cfm?Fact_ID=77 (229 words)

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