Tradesman Joel Hogan took the picture of the pregnant huntsman while working on a set of traffic lights in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory.
The bloated spider can be seen clinging to the wiring of the traffic lights, most likely holding her egg sac underneath her body to protect her young.
The spider has been identified as a 'Badge Huntsman' by Lizzy Lowe, an arachnologist at Macquarie University.
This species of huntsman, like many others, are notorious for entering cars and houses, but prefer to live under loose bark on trees, under rocks and inside logs.
Badge Huntsman have been known to bite, leaving the victim with severe swelling, sweating, nausea and can induce vomiting.
The bloated spider can be seen clinging to the wiring of the traffic lights, most likely holding her egg sac underneath her body to protect her young.
The spider has been identified as a 'Badge Huntsman' by Lizzy Lowe, an arachnologist at Macquarie University.
This species of huntsman, like many others, are notorious for entering cars and houses, but prefer to live under loose bark on trees, under rocks and inside logs.
Badge Huntsman have been known to bite, leaving the victim with severe swelling, sweating, nausea and can induce vomiting.
Courtship between male and female huntsman is more romantic than other spiders, with the female spider rarely attacking the male.
She will then produce a flat oval egg sac which is hidden, usually under bark or rock, or sometimes carried under the body while they move around.
The mother will then stand guard, not eating for three weeks, and will usually be aggressive if provoked during this period.
In some cases, the mother will then moisten and tear the egg sac open, helping her spiderlings to emerge, sometimes up to 200.
The mother will stay with her young for several weeks while they undergo several moults before hardening to a darker brown and dispersing.
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She will then produce a flat oval egg sac which is hidden, usually under bark or rock, or sometimes carried under the body while they move around.
The mother will then stand guard, not eating for three weeks, and will usually be aggressive if provoked during this period.
In some cases, the mother will then moisten and tear the egg sac open, helping her spiderlings to emerge, sometimes up to 200.
The mother will stay with her young for several weeks while they undergo several moults before hardening to a darker brown and dispersing.
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