Gold Coast Spiders > Spider Index

Queensland Gold Coast is a home to a range of spiders, from the familiar to the not so familiar. Check out some of the following listed spiders presented here and come back as we add more over time. Many thanks to author/contributor Stefan Jones for his spider photographs.

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

Argiope keyserlingi (Saint Andrew's Cross Spider), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Argiope keyserlingi (Saint Andrew’s Cross Spider)
Argyrodes antipodianus (Dew Drop Spider), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Argyrodes antipodianus (Dew Drop Spider)
Arkys alatus (Winged Arkys), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Arkys alatus (Winged Arkys)
Arkys cornutus (Horned Triangular Spider), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Arkys cornutus (Horned Triangular Spider)
Arkys curtulus (Small Bird-dropping Spider), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Arkys curtulus (Small Bird-dropping Spider)
Beregama cordata (Fireback Huntsman Spider), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Beregama cordata (Fireback Huntsman Spider)
Cosmophasis micarioides (male), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Cosmophasis micarioides (North Queensland Jumping Spider male)
Gasteracantha quadrispinosa (Four-spined Spiny Orbweaver), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Gasteracantha quadrispinosa (Four-spined Spiny Orbweaver)
Larinia phthisica, Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Larinia phthisica (Slender Orb Weaver)
Leucauge dromedaria (Humped Silver Orb Weaver), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Leucauge dromedaria (Humped Silver Orb Weaver)
Mopsus mormon (Green Jumping Spider), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Mopsus mormon (Green Jumping Spider)
Opisthoncus grassator (Wandering Vagabond Jumping Spider), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Opisthoncus grassator (Wandering Vagabond Jumping Spider)
Nyssus coloripes (Spotted Ground Swift Spider), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Nyssus coloripes (Spotted Ground Swift Spider)
Phonognatha graeffei (Leaf-curling Spider), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Runcinia acuminata (Pointy Runcinia), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Runcinia acuminata (Pointy Runcinia)
Salsa fuliginata (Sooty Orbweaver), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Salsa fuliginata (Sooty Orbweaver)

Photographs, Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones

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

Footnote & References

  1. Photographs © Stefan Jones
  2. Arkys cornutus L. Koch, 1872, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Arkys cornutus
  3. Horned Arkys (Arkys cornutus), iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/201611-Arkys-cornutus

Gold Coast SpidersSpider Index Arkys alatus (Winged Arkys) Arkys cornutus (Horned Triangular Spider) Arkys curtulus (Bird-dropping Spider) Beregama cordata (Fireback Huntsman Spider) Gasteracantha quadrispinosa (Four-spined Spiny Orbweaver) Leucauge dromedaria (Humped Silver Orb Weaver) Mopsus mormon (Green Jumping Spider) Phonognatha graeffei (Leaf-curling Spider) Runcinia acuminata (Pointy Runcinia) Salsa fuliginata (Sooty Orb-weaver)

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