Central Coast SpidersSpider Index Arachnura higginsi (Scorpion-tailed Spider) Arkys Index Celaenia Deinopis subrufa (Net-casting Spider) Dolophones turrigera (Turreted Wrap-around Spider) Maratus volans (Peacock Spider) Ordgarius magnificus (Magnificent Spider) Servaea villosa (Shaggy-velvet Servaea) Tetragnatha nitens (Shining Long-jawed Spider) Triangular Spiders

Arkys transversus (from the genus Arkys) has a flattish appearance in the group known as “triangular spiders”. There are some colour variation between individuals, ranging from a cream-white, ochre orange and brown (see examples on Atlas of Living Australia)2.

Arkys transversus, Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Arkys transversus, Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Arkys transversus, Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Arkys transversus, Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Chelicerata
  • Class: Arachnida
  • Order: Araneae
  • Infraorder: Araneomorphae
  • Family: Arkyidae
  • Genus: Arkys
  • Species: Arkys transversus

Footnote & References

  1. Photographs © Michael Doe
  2. Arkys transversus (Balogh, 1978), Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Arkys transversus
  3. Arkys transversus, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/623504-Arkys-transversus/browse_photos

Central Coast SpidersSpider Index Arachnura higginsi (Scorpion-tailed Spider) Arkys Index Celaenia Deinopis subrufa (Net-casting Spider) Dolophones turrigera (Turreted Wrap-around Spider) Maratus volans (Peacock Spider) Ordgarius magnificus (Magnificent Spider) Servaea villosa (Shaggy-velvet Servaea) Tetragnatha nitens (Shining Long-jawed Spider) Triangular Spiders

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