Central Coast Spider Index

Central Coast SpidersSpider Index Arachnura higginsi (Scorpion-tailed Spider) Arkys alatus (Winged Arkys) Arkys alticephala (High-headed Arkys) Arkys curtulus (Bird-dropping Spider) Arkys dilatatus (Dilated Arkys) Arkys transversus Arkys enigma 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)

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

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