Canberra's track record as an intentionally designed city set within a natural surroundings is amongst its most applauded qualities, yet that really harmony with nature brings a steady, foreseeable pest issue that people living in more compact urban areas rarely experience so intensely. The grass… Read More

Canberra's unique design as an intentionally designed bush capital-- including expansive green passages and nature reserves that cut directly through suburbs such as Aranda, Cook and Hughes-- supplies ideal conditions for spiders to take a trip freely from bushland into backyards, making dependab… Read More

A spider sighting at an inopportune moment can quickly shatter the feeling of comfort and security in a home, and in Canberra-- where the city's unique high‑altitude, heavily vegetated setting cultivates a broad and abundant spider population-- such encounters are a regular part of daily living r… Read More

Canberra's bond with its natural environments forms the city's identity-- thoroughly created green passages, vast parklands, and bush reserves woven into property districts develop a living setting that many capitals can just admire. Yet this closeness to native bush also ensures that spiders are… Read More