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Who doesn’t like spiders… 😀

Arachnophobia — a specific phobia brought about by the irrational fear of spiders and other arachnids (such as scorpions and ticks).

Here at AusEmade… we have been privileged in bringing together some amazing photographs of Australian spiders from our many wonderful contributors and authors. Some are so weird and outlandish in appearance, it is hard to believe that they are actually spiders…

Juvenile Magnificent Spider (Ordgarius magnificus), Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Juvenile Magnificent Spider (Ordgarius magnificus), Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe

As an introduction for those who are afraid of spiders… you can start by reading the series of spider related blogs:

The widowed male Golden Orb-weaver Spider remains on the web
The widowed male Golden Orb-weaver Spider remains on the web

SpidersIndex of Spider Images Spiders in Australia Spiders Index 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 Euryopis umbilicate (Superb Ant-eater Spider) Flower Spiders Gnaphosidae (Stealthy Ground Spider) Hackled Orbweavers (Uloboridae) Herennia sp Jewel Spider Jumping Spider Long Jawed Spider (Tetragnatha sp) Lynx Spider (Oxyopes) Mangrovia albida Maratus Missulena occatoria (Red-headed Mouse Spider) Miturgidae Molycria burwelli Mopsus mormon Nicodamidae (Red and Black Spider) Nyssus coloripes (Orange-legged Swift Spider) Ogre-faced Net-casting Spider Poltys sp (Twig Spider) Redback Spider Scorpion-tailed Spider (Arachnura higginsi) Tetragnatha Thomisidae Tiger Spider (Trichonephila plumipes) White-spotted Swift Spider (Nyssus albopunctatus) Wolf Spider

Check out some of the locally found Australian spiders:

Arkys alatus (Winged Arkys), Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Arkys alatus (Winged Arkys), Woy Woy Bay NSW © Michael Doe
Australian Golden Orb Weaver Spider (Trichonephila edulis), Kunoth Bore NT © Dorothy Latimer
Australian Golden Orb Weaver Spider (Trichonephila edulis), Kunoth Bore NT © Dorothy Latimer
Adult male Ant-mimicking Spider (Ligonipes sp), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Adult male Ant-mimicking Spider (Ligonipes sp), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Opisthoncus nigrofemoratus, Hawthorndene SA © Marianne Broug
Opisthoncus nigrofemoratus, Hawthorndene SA © Marianne Broug
Hortophora sp (Australasian Garden-Orb Weaver), Stirling Range National Park WA © Julie Schofield
Hortophora sp (Australasian Garden-Orb Weaver), Stirling Range National Park WA © Julie Schofield
Prowling Spider (genus Miturga), Flynn WA © Jean and Fred Hort
Prowling Spider (genus Miturga), Flynn WA © Jean and Fred Hort

Footnote & References

  1. “Currently valid spider genera and species”. World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  2. Spider facts, Australian Museum, https://australian.museum/learn/animals/spiders/spider-facts/
  3. Spider structure, Australian Museum, https://australian.museum/learn/animals/spiders/spider-structure/
  4. Spiders, Queensland Museum, https://www.qm.qld.gov.au/Explore/Find+out+about/Animals+of+Queensland/Spiders
  5. SpiderzRule, This site was first established by Glen from Australia in 1996. Now run by spider enthusiast Michael, the site has developed into one where people from all over the world emailed spider photos, https://spiderzrule.com/
  6. Steve’s Australian Spider Pics, http://spiders.zacharoo.com/
  7. Common Spiders in the Darwin Area, No I63 July 2014, Northern Territory Government, https://industry.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/233587/822.pdf
  8. Spiders of Australia, Ed Nieuwenhuys, https://ednieuw.home.xs4all.nl/australian/Spidaus.html
Scorpion-tailed Spider (Arachnura higginsi) © Stefan Jones
Scorpion-tailed Spider (Arachnura higginsi) © Stefan Jones

SpidersIndex of Spider Images Spiders in Australia Spiders Index 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 Euryopis umbilicate (Superb Ant-eater Spider) Flower Spiders Gnaphosidae (Stealthy Ground Spider) Hackled Orbweavers (Uloboridae) Herennia sp Jewel Spider Jumping Spider Long Jawed Spider (Tetragnatha sp) Lynx Spider (Oxyopes) Mangrovia albida Maratus Missulena occatoria (Red-headed Mouse Spider) Miturgidae Molycria burwelli Mopsus mormon Nicodamidae (Red and Black Spider) Nyssus coloripes (Orange-legged Swift Spider) Ogre-faced Net-casting Spider Poltys sp (Twig Spider) Redback Spider Scorpion-tailed Spider (Arachnura higginsi) Tetragnatha Thomisidae Tiger Spider (Trichonephila plumipes) White-spotted Swift Spider (Nyssus albopunctatus) Wolf Spider