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

The Central Coast of New South Wales is a haven for some amazing species of spiders. Check out some of the following listed spiders.

Click on the image to see information on the different spiders.

Scorpion-tailed Spider (Arachnura higginsi), Newcastle NSW © Michael Doe
Scorpion-tailed Spider (Arachnura higginsi)
Speckled Orbweaver (Araneus circulissparsus), Central Coast NSW © Michael Doe
Araneus circulissparsus (Speckled Orbweaver)
Arkys alatus (Winged Arkys), Pearl Beach NSW © Michael Doe
Arkys alatus (Winged Arkys)
Arkys alticephala, Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Arkys alticephala (High-headed Arkys)
Arkys curtulus, Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Arkys curtulus (Bird-dropping Spider)
Arkys dilatatus, Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Arkys dilatatus (Dilated Arkys)
Arkys transversus, Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Arkys transversus
Celaenia sp, Narara NSW © Michael Doe
Celaenia sp
Net-casting Spider (Deinopis subrufa), Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Deinopis subrufa (Net-casting Spider)
Turreted Wrap-around Spider (Dolophones turrigera), Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Dolophones turrigera (Turreted Wrap-around Spider)
Maratus volans, Woy Woy NSW © Michael Doe
Maratus volans (Peacock Spider)
Ordgarius magnificus (Magnificent Spider), Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Ordgarius magnificus (Magnificent Spider)
Male Shaggy Servaea (Servaea villosa), Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Shaggy Servaea (Servaea villosa)
Shining Long-jawed Spider (Tetragnatha nitens), Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Shining Long-jawed Spider (Tetragnatha nitens)
Triangular Spiders (genus Arkys)

Special thanks to Michael Doe, whose amazing photographs of spiders are a joy to behold.

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  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Chelicerata
  • Class: Arachnida
  • Order: Araneae
  • Suborders:
    • Mesothelae
    • Opisthothelae

Footnote & References

  1. Photographs © Michael Doe

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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