A spider sighting at an inopportune moment can rapidly shatter the feeling of comfort and security in a home, and in Canberra-- where the city's distinctive high‑altitude, greatly vegetated setting cultivates a large and abundant spider population-- such encounters are a regular part of everyday

Canberra's bond with its natural surroundings forms the city's identity-- thoroughly developed green corridors, huge parklands, and bush reserves woven into domestic districts produce a living setting that lots of capitals can only admire. Yet this closeness to native bush likewise guarantees tha