Report: Good Mothers and Family Life among the Huntsman Spiders
Talk: Dr. Linda S. Rayor, Cornell University, USA & Australian National University
When: Thursday, 13 March 2008, 7.30 pm to 9.00 pm
Where: Blue Gum School Friends Lounge, Hackett shops
Enquiries: ph 6247 7515 or e-mail admin@majura.org
The Australian huntsman spiders are diverse and fascinating! Learn about their basic biology and their complex social behaviour. Live huntsman spiders of a number of species will be shown. Feel free to bring your huntsman for identification or to donate for further studies into their behaviour.
The talk is part of a free lecture series
Hilltop to Backfence – Celebrating 5 Years of ParkCare on Mount Majura
The lectures cover a range of local environmental issues and explore biodiversity at our doorstep.
Mother huntsman spider with egg sac (photograph: Linda Rayor)
