Beregama aurea
| Beregama aurea | |
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| Female Beregama aurea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Sparassidae |
| Genus: | Beregama |
| Species: | B. aurea
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| Binomial name | |
| Beregama aurea (L. Koch, 1875)
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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.
Description
[edit]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 members.[2]
It is notable for its size, with adult specimens weighing over 5.5 grams and measuring up to 15cm (6 inches) across the fore-legs. This makes it the largest species of spider in Australia, and the second largest in the world.[3]
Range
[edit]The species is mostly found in Far North Queensland, but is apparently found as far south as Ballina, New South Wales.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Atkinson, Ron (6 May 2018). "Beregama cordata". Find-a-Spider Guide for the Spiders of Southern Queensland. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ a b Atkinson, Ron (21 January 2022). "Beregama aurea". The Find-a-Spider Guide for the Spiders of Southern Queensland. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Hidden housemates: Australia's huge and hairy huntsman spiders". Australian Geographic. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
External links
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- "Golden Huntsman, Beregama aurea - Care guide". Minibeast Wildlife. Retrieved 30 October 2022.