Want to know if the spider in your garden is deadly? There's an app for that

Andrew Brown
Updated August 17 2020 - 7:28am, first published 4:30am
Critterpedia is a new app that can identify which species of snake or spider users spot around them. Picture: Supplied
Critterpedia is a new app that can identify which species of snake or spider users spot around them. Picture: Supplied

Ever wondered if the snake or spider you've come across in your backyard or a hike up Mount Ainslie is friendly or a venomous species to be avoided at all cost?

Andrew Brown

Andrew Brown

Journalist

I've been part of the Canberra Times since 2016, after reporting at local papers in Sydney's north-west. Since starting at the paper I've had stints on the Sunday Times, on the early morning breaking news round, and now as a general reporter, covering the ins and outs of anything and everything happening in Canberra, with a focus on health.