Huntsman spider is a 3-star creature card from the Iron Age. Huntsman spiders are big, fast and mostly harmless to people.
Bonus by grade
| Grade | Copies needed | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Common | 0 | +6% soldier HP |
| Uncommon | 2 | +10.8% soldier HP |
| Rare | 5 | +18% soldier HP |
| Epic | 10 | +27% soldier HP |
| Legendary | 20 | +42% soldier HP |
Duplicates raise the grade: Uncommon at 2, Rare at 5, Epic at 10, Legendary at 20.
Codex
- Common: Huntsmen don't build webs; they hunt by chasing prey.
- Uncommon: Their flat bodies let them squeeze under bark and into cracks.
- Rare: Their legs spread sideways like a crab's.
- Epic: In Australia they're famous for turning up in cars and houses.
- Legendary: They eat insects, including cockroaches, so they're helpful.
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Field guide
| Size | Body about 1.6–2 cm; leg span up to about 15 cm |
| Nest | Under loose bark, rocks and logs, on foliage, and often in houses and cars |
| Diet | Insects and other small invertebrates |
| Defence | Runs away fast; the Australian Museum says they are not dangerous |
| Active | Not well known |
| Lifespan | Most species live about two years or more |
| Where it lives | Widespread across Australia; Heteropoda is absent from most of the south-east |
Did you know?
- The female makes a flat, papery silk egg sac holding up to about 200 eggs.
- She guards the sac for around three weeks without eating.
- The Australian Museum lists 94 described huntsman species.
Sources: australian.museum