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David Hirst (arachnologist)

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Residence
  
Adelaide, Australia

Author abbrev. (zoology)
  
Hirst

Institution
  
South Australian Museum

Fields
  
Arachnology

Field
  
Arachnology

Institutions
  
South Australian Museum

Known for
  
Research on the Sparassidae family

David B. Hirst is an arachnologist based at the South Australian Museum in Adelaide. He has described more than 40 species and genera in the Sparassidae (huntsman spider) family, and is regularly called on by New Zealand authorities to identify huntsman spiders that have entered their country.

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David Hirst (arachnologist) Wikipedia