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Football spider (Huntsman)

Neosparassus patellatus

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

A green huntsman spider found in a national park on tea tree.

Notes:

Thanks Mark.

http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:a7…

Reference Links:

Image #2 of the bug Football Spider (Neosparassus patellatus)

Species ID Suggestions

Football Spider (juvenile?)

Neosparassus patellatus

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Mark Ridgway
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Comments (4)
MartinL
Yeah, I don't get it either. Maybe the adult has a large abdomen.
MartinL
Thank you Mark. That looks correct http://www.bowerbird.org.au/observations/2155

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PublishedOctober 12, 2014

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