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title: "Jungle Huntsman Spider"
description: "Heteropoda jugulans — Insects & spiders. Heteropoda jugulans, sometimes called the brown huntsman, is a species of spider endemic to parts of Eastern Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/jungle-huntsman-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Jungle Huntsman Spider

> Heteropoda jugulans — Insects & spiders. Heteropoda jugulans, sometimes called the brown huntsman, is a species of spider endemic to parts of Eastern Australia.

- Scientific name: *Heteropoda jugulans*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 6355
- Wikidata: [Q744479](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q744479)
- iNaturalist taxon: [369020](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/369020)

## Names

- en: Jungle Huntsman Spider

## Countries with the most observations

AU (3025)

## Summary

Heteropoda jugulans, sometimes called the brown huntsman, is a species of spider endemic to parts of Eastern Australia. It is a member of the genus Heteropoda of huntsman spider.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heteropoda_jugulans

## Photo

![Jungle Huntsman Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/jungle-huntsman-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: krystilize · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/307703623

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/jungle-huntsman-spider?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).