Holconia insignis

2 Branded huntsman at Braemar, NSW

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Identification history

	Holconia insignis	22 Jun 2022	BLSHTwo
	Holconia sp. (genus)	7 Jun 2022	Curiosity

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This spider has a story! When my husband was removing a plastic cover from pruning shears, he saw some movement. This Huntsman Spider was hiding between the cover and the shears! We decided to take it back to the tool shed where the shears were kept. On the way, the spider moved onto the top of the cover and I was able to get a few more photos. In the tool shed, it was encouraged to move onto some hoses. In the future we will be more careful in checking our garden tools before use! This is the first time I've seen this Huntsman Spider near our house.

2 comments

trevorpreston wrote:

17 Jun 2022

What a stunning spider! Thank you for this sighting!

Curiosity wrote:

18 Jun 2022

Pleased that you are enjoying the sighting. We are grateful we saw this spider before it was accidently harmed! It's not like any other huntsman we've seen in or outside the house.

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Location information

Coordinates 150.474906 -34.433878
Maps Braemar Wingecarribee Local Government Area
Places Braemar, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
5 Jun 2022 01:54 PM Recorded on
Curiosity Recorded by
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Curiosity Southern Highlands NatureMapr Huntsman spiders (Sparassidae) Spiders

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Holconia insignis Scientific name
Branded huntsman Common name
Not Sensitive
Rare or uncommon native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 615.3m Recorded at altitude
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