SpidersIndex of Spider Images Spiders in Australia Araneidae — Orb Weavers Arkys Australian Huntsman Spider Barking Spider Black House Spider Carepalxis sp Celaenia sp Crab Spiders Deinopidae — Net-casting Spiders Dolomedes sp Dolophones sp Flower Spiders Hackled Orbweavers (Uloboridae) Jewel Spider Jumping Spider Long Jawed Spider (Tetragnatha sp) Lynx Spider (Oxyopes) Mangrovia albida Maratus volans Missulena occatoria (Red-headed Mouse Spider) Miturgidae Nicodamidae (Red and Black Spider) Ogre-faced Net-casting Spider Poltys sp (Twig Spider) Redback Spider Scorpion-tailed Spider (Arachnura higginsi) Thomisidae Tiger Spider (Trichonephila plumipes) White-spotted Swift Spider (Nyssus albopunctatus) Wolf Spider

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Garden Orb Weaving Spider (Eriphora biapicata), near Goulburn, NSW

Araneidae — Orb Weavers

Female Australian Golden Orb Weaver Spider (Trichonephila edulis), East Alice Springs, NT
Australian Golden Orb Weaver Spider
Female Australian Golden Orb Weaver Spider (Trichonephila edulis), Alice Springs Desert Park, NT
Female Golden Orb Weaver Spider
Large male Golden Orb Weaver Spider (Trichonephila edulis), Alice Springs Desert Park NT
Dimorphic male Golden Orb Weaver Spider
Trichonephila edulis
Long-tailed St. Andrews Cross Spider (Argiope protensa), Alice Springs, NT
Long-tailed St. Andrews Cross Spider
Longtailed Orb-weaving Spider (Argiope protensa), Alice Springs Desert Park NT
Longtailed Orb-weaving Spider
Argiope protensa
Magnificent Spider (Ordgarius magnificus), Narara NSW © Michael Doe
Magnificent Spider © Michael Doe
Speckled Orbweaver (Araneus circulissparsus), Central Coast NSW © Michael Doe
Speckled Orbweaver © Michael Doe
Ordgarius magnificus | Araneus circulissparsu
Long-jawed Orb Weaver (Tetragnatha sp), Alice Springs NT
Long-jawed Orb Weaver Spider
Long-jawed Orb Weaver (genus Tetragnatha), Alice Springs NT
Long-jawed Orb Weaver Spider
Tetragnatha spp
Garden Orb Weaving Spider (Eriphora transmarine), near Goulburn, NSW
Garden Orb Weaving Spider
Garden Orb Weaving Spider (Eriphora biapicata), near Goulburn, NSW
Garden Orb Weaving Spider
Eriphora transmarine | Eriphora biapicata
Arkys cornutus (Horned Triangular Spider), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones

Arkyidae — Arkys (Triangular Spiders)

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 cornutus, Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Arkys cornutus
Arkys alatus| Arkys alticephala | Arkys cornutus
Arkys curtulus, Murrumba Downs QLD © Tony Eales
Arkys curtulus
Common Triangular Spider (Arkys lancearius), Wandella NSW © Deb Taylor
Arkys lancearius (Common Triangular Spider)
Walckenaer's Studded Triangular Spider (Arkys walckenaeri), Wandella NSW © Deb Taylor
Arkys walckenaeri (Walckenaer’s Studded Triangular Spider)
Arkys curtulus | Arkys lancearius | Arkys walckenaeri
Huntsman Spider, Alice Springs, NT

Australian Huntsman Spider (Sparassidae)

Delena sp. covered with Short-legged Ticks (subclass Acari, genus Brevipalpus), Wilsons Promontory VIC © Peter Crowcroft
Huntsman and Ticks © Peter Crowcroft
Isopeda brachyseta, Bega NSW © Wayne Jeffree
Huntsman Spider © Wayne Jeffree
Isopedella inola, Australian Huntsman Spider, Alice Springs, NT
Australian Huntsman Spider
Delena sp. with Short-legged Ticks (Brevipalpus) | Isopeda brachyseta | Isopedella inola
Beautiful Badge Huntsman (Neosparassus calligaster) © Len van der Waag
Beautiful Badge Huntsman © Len van der Waag
Beautiful Badge Huntsman (Neosparassus calligaster), Alice Springs NT
Neosparassus calligaster
Neosparassus calligaster | Neosparassus calligaster
Barking Spider (Selenocosmia stirlingi)
Barking Spider
Black House Spider (Badumna insignis)
Black House Spider
White Crab Spider (Thomisus spectabilis), Brisbane QLD © Stefan Jones
White Crab Spider © Stefan Jones
Selenocosmia stirlingi | Badumna insignis | Thomisus spectabilis
Common Bird-dropping Spider (Celaenia excavata), Wallaga Lake NSW © Deb Taylor
Common Bird-dropping Spider © Deb Taylor
Celaenia excavata
Ogre-faced Net-casting Spider (genus Deinopis) © Stefan Jones
Ogre-faced Net-casting Spider © Stefan Jones
Fishing Spider (Dolomedes sp), Townsville QLD © Gayle Schick
Fishing Spider © Gayle Schick
Deinopis | Dolomedes sp | Dolophone
Male Wrap-around Spider (Dolophones) - Project Maratus, Woy Woy NSW © Michael Doe
Wrap-around Spider © Michael Doe
Wrap-around Spider (Dolophones conifera), Narara NSW © Michael Doe
Wrap-around Spider © Michael Doe
Turreted Wrap-around Spider (Dolophones turrigera), Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Turreted Wrap-around Spider © Michael Doe
Dolophones sp | Dolophones conifera | Dolophones turrigera
Hackled Orbweavers (family Uloboridae), Alice Springs, NT
Hackled Orbweavers
Jewel Spider (Astracantha minax) near Goulburn, NSW
Jewel Spider
Lynx Spider (Oxyopes sp) on Kangaroo Grass (Themeda triandra), Alice Springs, NT
Lynx Spider
Uloboridae | Astracantha minax | Oxyopes sp
Magnificent Spider (Ordgarius magnificus), Narara NSW © Michael Doe
Magnificent Spider © Michael Doe
Mangrovia albida, Berrinba / Logan SEQ QLD © Annette Fraser-Dunn
Mangrovia albida © Annette Fraser-Dunn
Maratus volans male dancing, Woy Woy NSW © Michael Doe
Peacock Spider © Michael Doe
Ordgarius magnificus | Mangrovia albida | Maratus volans
Poltys sp (Twig Spider), Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Twig Spider © Michael Doe
Redback Spider (Latrodectus hasselti), Alice Springs, NT
Redback Spider
Red-headed Mouse Spider (Missulena occatoria), Alice Springs, NT
Red-headed Mouse Spider
Poltys sp | Latrodectus hasselti | Missulena occatoria
Scorpion-tailed Spider (Arachnura higginsi) © Stefan Jones
Scorpion-tailed Spider © Stefan Jones
Arachnura higginsi
White Crab Spider (Thomisus spectabilis), Brisbane QLD © Stefan Jones

Flower Crab Spiders / Crab Spiders (Thomisidae sp)

Long Crab Spider (Runcinia acuminata), Brisbane QLD © Stefan Jones
Long Crab Spider © Stefan Jones
Hairy Crab Spider (Sidymella hirsuta), Brisbane QLD © Stefan Jones
Hairy Crab Spider © Stefan Jones
White Crab Spider (Thomisus spectabilis), Brisbane QLD © Stefan Jones
White Crab Spider © Stefan Jones
Runcinia acuminata | Sidymella hirsuta | Thomisus spectabilis
Yellow Crab Spider (Thomisus spectabilis), Brisbane QLD © Stefan Jones
Yellow Crab Spider © Stefan Jones
Pink Flower Spider (Tharrhalea evanida), Brisbane QLD © Stefan Jones
Pink Flower Spider © Stefan Jones
Crab Spiders | Flower Spiders
Red-tipped Crab Spider (Sidymella rubrosignata) on a Flannel Flower, Stony Range Regional Botanic Garden, Dee Why NSW
Red-tipped Crab Spider
Sidymella rubrosignata

More information to come in our index of spider images…

SpidersIndex of Spider Images Spiders in Australia Araneidae — Orb Weavers Arkys Australian Huntsman Spider Barking Spider Black House Spider Carepalxis sp Celaenia sp Crab Spiders Deinopidae — Net-casting Spiders Dolomedes sp Dolophones sp Flower Spiders Hackled Orbweavers (Uloboridae) Jewel Spider Jumping Spider Long Jawed Spider (Tetragnatha sp) Lynx Spider (Oxyopes) Mangrovia albida Maratus volans Missulena occatoria (Red-headed Mouse Spider) Miturgidae Nicodamidae (Red and Black Spider) Ogre-faced Net-casting Spider Poltys sp (Twig Spider) Redback Spider Scorpion-tailed Spider (Arachnura higginsi) Thomisidae Tiger Spider (Trichonephila plumipes) White-spotted Swift Spider (Nyssus albopunctatus) Wolf Spider