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Heteropoda jugulans
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From the article Heteropoda jugulans on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
H. jugulans has a brown body with various markings: a black X-shaped marking on the head, black chevrons on the body, and often a black V-shaped marking on the underside of the abdomen. The body and head are roughly the same size. Males and females are similar in size, although males have longer legs.
Range & habitat
This is a common species of Heteropoda in South East Queensland, including the suburban Brisbane area. It can apparently be found as far north as Cooktown and Cape Tribulation. It is also found in New South Wales, as far south as Wollongong.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Range”
What it does
H. jugulans is a nocturnal species, and is typically found in the wild beneath the bark of trees. It will also enter houses, outbuildings and letterboxes at night to hunt, and can climb walls and glass and move across ceilings. It is an insectivore, but does not eat most cockroaches.
Wikipedia: “Behaviour”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Heteropoda jugulans in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 369020.