Beregama aurea

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Beregama aurea
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Female Beregama aurea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Sparassidae
Genus: Beregama
Species:
B. aurea
Binomial name
Beregama aurea
(L. Koch, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Isopeda aurea L. Koch, 1875

Beregama aurea, sometimes called the golden huntsman, is a species of spider endemic to Queensland and parts of New South Wales, Australia. It is a member of the genus Beregama of huntsman spiders. It is the second-largest known species of spider.

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Description

This species closely resembles Beregama cordata . [1] It also resembles several other Australian huntsman spiders, especially species from the genus Neosparassus , although it is much larger than most Neosparassus spiders. [2]

It is notable for its size, with adult specimens weighing over 5.5 grams and measuring up to 15 cm (6 in) across the forelegs. This makes it the largest species of spider in Australia, and the second-largest in the world. [3]

Range

The species is mostly found in Far North Queensland, but is occasionally found as far south as Ballina, New South Wales. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Atkinson, Ron (6 May 2018). "Beregama cordata". Find-a-Spider Guide for the Spiders of Southern Queensland. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 Atkinson, Ron (21 January 2022). "Beregama aurea". The Find-a-Spider Guide for the Spiders of Southern Queensland. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Hidden housemates: Australia's huge and hairy huntsman spiders". Australian Geographic. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
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