Beregama aurea

Fact Box Species: Beregama aurea (identified by David Hirst, South Aust. Museum) Family: Sparassidae formerly Heteropodidae Body length: female: about 40 mm male: about 37 mm Habitat: On or under leaves and loose bark in eucalypt forests Toxicity: Little is known of the toxicity of this spider so it should be handled with caution though it probably is not very aggressive towards humans

Another female Underneath female The male

This spider has a similar appearance to a number of Australian huntsman species, especially Neosparassus species, but there is no black patch on the underside of the abdomen as seen on members of the genus Neosparassus. Beregama is also much larger than most Neosparassus species.

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Other yellow-brown sparassids, most of which probably will be Neosparassus species.