Meet the Huntsman spider that took down a possum
![This epic battle is on a smaller scale than it might appear. (Photo supplied by Justine Latton)](https://www.minibeastwildlife.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Huntsman-eating-pygmy-possum-Minibeast-Wildlife-1.jpg)
Have you heard there’s a new spider in town with a thirst for possum blood? Yesterday I was interviewed by Jules Schiller on ABC Drive (you can listen here just after 1:45:10) on the topic of the possum-killing Huntsman spider which has recently fuelled nightmares across Australia and beyond. “Are Huntsmen evolving into bloodthirsty meat-eaters?” […]