Shield Huntsman

Identification
Full size up to hand span; leg diameter - pin to "O". Pale to fawn; carapace arched, no markings above; below with black, yellow or orange badge. Crab-like legs; front legs much longer than back. Fast, hunts easily upside down on ceilings or walls.

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

Web
Rover.

Bite
Ready biter; large fangs. Mild to severe local pain often with temporary cardiac complications.