Golden huntsman. The biggest huntsman spider in Australia, occasionally approaching 19cm across.1yr ⋅ Bugs_and_Biology ⋅ r/pics
🔥Beregama aurea (golden huntsman). The biggest huntsman spider in Australia. A very docile species too.1yr ⋅ Bugs_and_Biology ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
Taking a huntsman on the train with you is a great way to get some personal space.1yr ⋅ Bugs_and_Biology ⋅ r/spiderbro
Male Beregama aurea (golden huntsman). Significantly more gangly than the females.1yr ⋅ Bugs_and_Biology ⋅ r/spiderbro
The “train huntsman” was quite the celebrity at my friend’s birthday party last night. Helped a lot of people overcome their fears a bit.1yr ⋅ Bugs_and_Biology ⋅ r/spiderbro
Rest in peace big girl. From the moment I carried her home on the train, to now, she helped so many people with their fear of spiders, both online and in person.6mo ⋅ Bugs_and_Biology ⋅ r/spiderbro
🔥Colus pusillus, a species of stinkhorn fungus. This particular species is most common in Australia, but stinkhorns as a group are found almost worldwide.3mo ⋅ Bugs_and_Biology ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
Fireback huntsman, Beregama cordata, named after the distinctive pattern on the abdomen. Been raising this female for a few months, and she recently matured.1yr ⋅ Bugs_and_Biology ⋅ r/spiderbro
The huntsman I took home on the train with me is starting to fatten up after a few feeds.1yr ⋅ Bugs_and_Biology ⋅ r/spiderbro
This big male Holconia immanis ran into my pants when I was trying to film him. Was an eventful day...2yr ⋅ Bugs_and_Biology ⋅ r/awwnverts
When you look at inverts from tropical/subtropical regions overseas, the ones from Australia seem pretty average.2yr ⋅ Bugs_and_Biology ⋅ r/awwnverts
Drawing of the male Hatzegopteryx from Prehistoric Plant 2. My first attempt at a pterosaur.1yr ⋅ Bugs_and_Biology ⋅ r/Paleontology
Well that's one way to avoid being filmed... This is Rhysida nuda, a small, largely harmless centipede fairly common in parts of Australia.2yr ⋅ Bugs_and_Biology ⋅ r/awwnverts
For those of you who think we have dinner plate sized huntsmen in Australia, this is an adult female Typostola barbata, possibly the biggest huntsman species in Australia, on a standard (25cm) dinner plate.2yr ⋅ Bugs_and_Biology ⋅ r/awwnverts
Watercolour/pencil drawing of an undescribed Scolopendra species from Malaysia, said to have one of the worst bites of any centipede1yr ⋅ Bugs_and_Biology ⋅ r/awwnverts
Beregama cordata, the fireback huntsman. A medium-sized huntsman species found in some Australian rainforests.1yr ⋅ Bugs_and_Biology ⋅ r/spiderbro
This big male Holconia immanis ran into my pants when I was trying to film him. Was an eventful day...2yr ⋅ Bugs_and_Biology ⋅ r/spiders
Holconia immanis (banded huntsman). This is that big female I carried home on the train a while back. She's lost some weight after laying an egg sac, but I've steadily been fattening her up again.1yr ⋅ Bugs_and_Biology ⋅ r/spiderbro
(OC) Jaekelopterus rhenaniae, a gigantic Eurypterid from the Devonian period, and possibly the largest arthropod of all time. Illustrated with watercolour and pencil.1wk ⋅ Bugs_and_Biology ⋅ r/Naturewasmetal
Was out filming fungi for YouTube, and found this on a trail. Species is Colus pusillus, a type of stinkhorn.3mo ⋅ Bugs_and_Biology ⋅ r/brisbane
Hormurus species. Quite a common genus of scorpion around Brisbane. Super chill and basically harmless.5mo ⋅ Bugs_and_Biology ⋅ r/brisbane
The big three centipedes. Scolopendra galapagoensis, Scolopendra gigantea, Scolopendra sp. white leg1yr ⋅ Bugs_and_Biology ⋅ r/awwnverts
🔥 One of the only bugs in Australia I find genuinely a bit intimidating. Chauliogryllacris (Bulldog raspy cricket).1yr ⋅ Bugs_and_Biology ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
One of the only bugs in Australia I find genuinely a bit intimidating. Chauliogryllacris (Bulldog raspy cricket).1yr ⋅ Bugs_and_Biology ⋅ r/australia
For those of you who think we have dinner plate sized huntsmen in Australia, this is an adult female Typostola barbata, possibly the biggest huntsman species in Australia, on a standard (25cm) dinner plate.2yr ⋅ Bugs_and_Biology ⋅ r/spiders
