Avondale, Auckland
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Avondale is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, located to the east of the Whau River on the Auckland isthmus. Avondale was established as a small settlement but grew following the establishment of a r
Avondale suburb and the Avondale Racecourse
Local sculpture of the suburb's spider icon.
Avondale College atrium
Delena cancerides
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Delena cancerides, the communal huntsman, flat huntsman or social huntsman, is a large, brown huntsman spider native to Australia. It has been introduced to New Zealand, where it is sometimes known as
Avondale, Auckland
…is the Whau River walkway, creating easier walking connections between Avondale and the suburbs on the western shores of the Whau River. The so-called Avondale spider (Delena cancerides), an introduced species of a spectacular but harmless Australian huntsman spider, was for decades only found in the area surrounding…
Huntsman Spider Delena cancerides