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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