Queensland Government

Grey Huntsman

Holconia immanis

Grey Huntsman
 

Identification
Full size hand span; leg diameter - pin to "O". Grey head and abdomen; head with brown margin; upper abdomen with brown dagger. Crab-like legs; front legs much longer than back. Fast, hunts easily upside down on ceilings or walls.

Habitat
Houses, forested areas, gardens, open forest. Most common summer. Eastern Australia.

Web
Rover

Bite
Timid biter; probably only mild local pain.

 

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