Few things interrupt the convenience and sense of security within a home quite as efficiently as a spider encounter at the wrong moment, and in Canberra, where the diversity and density of local spider types is formed by the city's distinct position within a greatly vegetated, high-altitude envir

Canberra's relationship with its natural surroundings is one of the specifying functions of the city's character-- planned green corridors, extensive parklands, and the integration of bush reserves within property areas create a living environment that most capital cities can just envy. However,