Neosparassus patellatus

Tasmanian Badge Huntsman at Bega, NSW

Neosparassus patellatus at Bega, NSW - 3 Aug 2025 12:37 PM
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Neosparassus patellatus 5 Aug 2025 EathanDouglas
Neosparassus sp. (genus) 3 Aug 2025 NateKingsford
Unverified 3 Aug 2025 RojanJareem

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RojanJareem wrote:
   3 Aug 2025
Thanks Nate
I’ve never seen a bright green “huntsman like” spider. It is small and perhaps a juvenile based on the following comment. The leaf it is on is a parsley leaf. Found in suburban veg garden.

The Australian Museum entry says “Some juvenile Neosparassus are bright green and in some undescribed species this colour persists as adults.”
NateKingsford wrote:
   4 Aug 2025
I'm aware there are some undescribed species of Neosparassus which retain the green into adulthood. I'm not the best with Sparassids tho, @EathanDouglas could shed some light on this
EathanDouglas wrote:
   5 Aug 2025
There a quite a few Undescribed huntsmen that remain green into adulthood, several from Far Northern Queensland although they're likely from an entirely different subfamily and more closely related to Heteropoda and Thelcticopis. On the SE QLD and NSW coast is where you'll find the small green undescribed Neosparassus spp. (may end up being described to it's own related genus). The one you have here is a young Neosparassus patellatus/Tasmanian football huntsman, as adults they're brown with bright orange, blue, and white undersides in females :)

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