Spiders in Australia

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

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…

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

• A tangled web…
• There’s more than size, when opposite attracts
• Let us prey…
• Becoming a widow…

Checkout some of the locally found Australian spiders:

• New South Wales
  • Central Coast Spiders
  • Sapphire Coast Spiders

• Northern Territory
  • Alice Springs Spiders
  • Central Australia Spiders
  • Spiders at Kunoth Bore (Central Australia)
  • Spiders at the Ponds (Alice Springs)

• Queensland
  • Gold Coast Spiders
  • Southern Downs Spiders

• South Australia
  • Adelaide Hills Spiders
  • Belair National Park Spiders

• Western Australia
  • Stirling Range National Park Spiders

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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://www.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

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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