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<H1>Green Huntsman</H1><DIV id=Qtextbox><P><STRONG>Author: Auscanuckafishy</STRONG><BR><BR>Hey guys,

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I figured you guys might be able to help me out here.

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I found this little blighter on the wall in the garage happily sitting above the fishtanks, and he struck me as being a little odd. He was about 4cm across, only tiny.

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Can anyone ID him for me?

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Ta,

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Mark

</P></DIV><H2>Replies »</H2><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: leptomaniac</STRONG><BR><BR>Hey Mark!

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Long time no see! I have no idea what species your little friend there is... I have a book at home that might ID it, so I'll have a look in that for you.

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Cheers,

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Andrew.

</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: Auscanuckafishy</STRONG><BR><BR>G'day Andrew!

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Thanks mate, it's very much appreciated

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He's still sitting in the same spot, every now and again he turns to face the other direction. The garage is loaded with bugs though, leaving the door open with the lights on at night does that, lol, so he should have plenty to snack on. As long as the daddy long legs don't get him... do they eat huntsmans? Hope not, hmm.

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We found a normal brown one about half again as big, I got a photo of him/her too, so if you want to see it just holler. There's tonnes of spiders down here, it's great, found a HUGE female wolf spider the other night, biggest I've seen so far.

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Mark

</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: leptomaniac</STRONG><BR><BR>Hi Mark,

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I had a look in that book, but I couldn't ID the spider thus far...

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Daddy Long-legs are, in my opinion, no threat to the huntsmans - in fact, I'd say it was the other way around. Huntsman spiders are named that because they are ferocious hunters, feeding not only on bugs, but other spiders as well.

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Watch that wolfie - they're a known cause of necrotising arachnidism - a condition you really do not want to experience.

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I'm gonna try a net search for the greenie.

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cheers,

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Andrew.

</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: Auscanuckafishy</STRONG><BR><BR>G'day Andrew,

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Well if he's going to eat up some of the daddy long legs then that's ok, there's always way too many of them in the garage.

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Everywhere I've lived has had lots and lots of wolf spiders, I guess I'm just used to them now. Haven't been bitten (yet, touch wood), I'm justkinda used to them being around, I always have to dodge them on the floor at certain times of the year it seems. We used to get a lot of white tips up in Prestons, but I've read that there are arguments as to wether or not they're as dangerous as people make out, all I know is they're tough little blighters, tough as a cockroach but shaped like a spider.

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Mark

</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: Auscanuckafishy</STRONG><BR><BR>I just thought of something...

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Is it possible for him to just be a "normal" huntsman, who has some sort of deformity and doesn't have all the pigment in his skin? Spiders are supposed to be green inside aren't they? (I don't really know). I tried a google yesterday and came up with the giant green huntsman of southeast qld, but it wasn't actually green like this guy.

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This is the other one christine picked up wandering around the house.

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Mark

</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: leptomaniac</STRONG><BR><BR>He is most certainly a different species Mark. He has slightly different morphology to most Huntsmans I have seen and absolutely MAD colour. I'll see what I can find out - I also know some people down at the Aust. Museum who may be able to ID it.

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Cheers,

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Andrew.

</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: Auscanuckafishy</STRONG><BR><BR>That would be great

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He's wandered off now, so probably won't see the little blighter again. I'm happy just to have gotten a photo of him, very odd little guy.

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Mark

</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: slotha</STRONG><BR><BR>Hi Mark, they definately aren't a Huntsman, however they are from QL. A mate found 1 at his place a couple of years back and was wondering what it was. He ended up finding out and told me but i've forgotten the name now

I'll give him a call and see if he remembers the name. I think they could be slightly poisonous though.

</P></DIV><DIV id=Atextbox><P><STRONG>Author: Auscanuckafishy</STRONG><BR><BR>G'day,

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I sent the piccy off to Dr Mike Gray at the Australian Museum, maybe he'll be able to help me out.

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Gday Tim, not a huntsman? I guess i do lump anything that holds it's legs weird like that in with huntsmans. If he's from QLD then he's gone walkabout lol, you're way closer to qld then i am down here.

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That would be cool if you could find out from your mate what he might be, they might be up and down the east coast.

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Cheers

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Mark

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