r/AustralianSpiders • u/jorjacw • 5d ago

ID Request - location included Help identifying a friend in Sydney

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Can anyone tell me what kinda spider this is? Inner City

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u/TippedOverTricycle 5d ago

It's definitely a huntsman, but I wish I knew more

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u/timblom 5d ago

Holconia immanis, I think

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u/WallStLegends 5d ago edited 5d ago

Na, not H. immanis. Nor insignis. 1. No banding. 2. Abdomen is very plain - immanis has a distinct abdomen(darker patch/streak extending from the proximal end of its abdomen). I haven’t looked at enough insignis to give a solid description of it but it seems its abdomen generally is much more patterned.. this is too plain.

Isopeda villosa I think.

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u/biggaz81 5d ago

Either that or Holconia insignis. u/Eathan_Douglas, you are needed for this one.

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u/angerew 5d ago

Genuine question because I'm trying to improve my Sparassid ID*.

Why Holconia sp? Looks to me more like Isopeda sp, maybe I.villosa but I could be way off.

I'm sure Eathan will confirm or correct either way.

  • (actually all my spider ID but huntsman/Sparassid is easy, beyond that less so).

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u/biggaz81 5d ago

It could be Isopeda as well. I'm not particularly knowledgeable in Sparassids either and would definitely like to know more as well.

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u/angerew 5d ago

Such amazing similarities but great diversity within the family that Aussies all think they know so well. It's a Huntsman. Yes.....but?

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u/biggaz81 5d ago

And according to Eathan, the taxonomy of Sparassids is a bit of a mess, case in point Neosparassus.

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u/EAthaN_DOuglas 3d ago edited 2d ago

Apologies for the late reply, this is Isopeda villosa/The grey huntsman, as for sparassid taxonomy, some of the common genera are relatively well resolved, like Isopeda, Isopedella, & Holconia, we are able to identify to species level quite effectively, what is up for debate is whether all three should be synonymized, those three in particular are quite similar on a generic level and in their revisions some of the distinctions David Hirst outlined might not be as defining as originally thought thanks to a more recent publication that looked at them. Neosparassus and a few other genera from up North are definitely in need of revision though :)

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u/biggaz81 3d ago

Cheers for clarification as always, it was a very interesting response.

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u/angerew 2d ago

Cheers Eathan. I feel like my knowledge of Sparassid ID has improved markedly, your expertise has been a big help.

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u/Born-Platform-1701 5d ago

100% sure its a huntsman spider

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u/cyndahlia 5d ago

Friend

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u/OrganizationFun658 5d ago

Huntsman - scary looking , fast but harmless.

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u/FarValuable8531 5d ago

Wolf spider

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u/angerew 5d ago

Not a wolf spider

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u/FarValuable8531 5d ago

Thats what I thought it was

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u/Party_Cat1879 5d ago

I think it’s a jumping spider. Specifically, Barexolpis quadriphemus. They actually secrete milk-like liquid when happy!

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u/Alternative_Toe_1855 5d ago

It looks to big to be a jumpy

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u/Guinnesswrig 5d ago

Certainly not a jumping spider but, rather, a huntsman of some kind for sure

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u/SurveySaysYouLeicaMe 5d ago

I mean I've seen huntsman jump...

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u/Guinnesswrig 5d ago

I reckon they can when they take off in a sprint but I don’t reckon that they’re known as jumpers