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title: "Queen of the Huntsmen"
description: "Pediana regina — Insectos y arañas. Pediana regina, also referred to as the Queen of the huntsmen or the bark huntsman, is a species of Sparassid (huntsman) spider belonging to the genus Pediana that occurs throughout Australia in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, and Western Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/queen-of-the-huntsmen
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Queen of the Huntsmen

> Pediana regina — Insectos y arañas. Pediana regina, also referred to as the Queen of the huntsmen or the bark huntsman, is a species of Sparassid (huntsman) spider belonging to the genus Pediana that occurs throughout Australia in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, and Western Australia.

- Scientific name: *Pediana regina*
- Category: `insects` (Insectos y arañas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 698
- Wikidata: [Q2896030](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2896030)
- iNaturalist taxon: [368845](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/368845)

## Names

- en: Queen of the Huntsmen

## Countries with the most observations

AU (632)

## Summary

Pediana regina, also referred to as the Queen of the huntsmen or the bark huntsman, is a species of Sparassid (huntsman) spider belonging to the genus Pediana that occurs throughout Australia in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, and Western Australia.

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

## Photo

![Queen of the Huntsmen](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/queen-of-the-huntsmen/medium.jpg)

Photo: James Ray · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/20275766

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/queen-of-the-huntsmen?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).