Wallaga Lake SpidersBird-dropping Arkys (Arkys curtulus) White Garland House Hopper (Maratus scutulatus)

Wallaga Lake region in New South Wales is home to an amazing range of spiders, from those that are more obvious in their webs, to really small ones that hide as ambush predators. The can be found just about everywhere… within our urban homes, our gardens, parks, reserves, forests and waterways. They have an important role in the eco-system, feeding on other insects and being food for other insects and larger predators.

Common Triangular Spider (Arkys lancearius), Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Common Triangular Spider (Arkys lancearius), Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor

Spiders belong to the class Arachnida, more commonly known as arachnids. They share the class with other species including scorpions, harvestmen, ticks and mites.

White Garland House Hopper (Maratus scutulatus), Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
White Garland House Hopper (Maratus scutulatus), Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Nicodamidae (Red and Black Spider), Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Nicodamidae (Red and Black Spider), Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Bird-dropping Arkys (Arkys curtulus), Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Bird-dropping Arkys (Arkys curtulus) – feasting on a Native Drone Fly (Eristalinus punctulatus), Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Tayilor

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

Footnote & References

  1. Observations Wallaga Lake, debtaylor142, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/139228181

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