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Spiders belong to the class Arachnida, more commonly known as arachnids (and not for the faint-hearted suffering from Arachnophobia. Spiders found in Australia, come in an amazing range of shapes, size and colour. Check out some of our listed spiders from throughout this website, brought to you here in our Spider Index…
Click on the following images to see information on the spiders.
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- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Chelicerata
- Class: Arachnida
- Order: Araneae
- Suborders:
- Araneomorphae
- Mesothelae
- Mygalomorphae
- Suborders: Opisthothelae
- Infraorder:
- Araneomorphae
- Mygalomorphae Pocock, 1892
Footnote & References
- “Currently valid spider genera and species”. World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- Spider facts, Australian Museum, https://australian.museum/learn/animals/spiders/spider-facts/
- Spider structure, Australian Museum, https://australian.museum/learn/animals/spiders/spider-structure/
- Spiders, Queensland Museum, https://www.qm.qld.gov.au/Explore/Find+out+about/Animals+of+Queensland/Spiders
- 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/
- Steve’s Australian Spider Pics, http://spiders.zacharoo.com/
- 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
- Spiders of Australia, Ed Nieuwenhuys, https://ednieuw.home.xs4all.nl/australian/Spidaus.html
- Many thanks for ID of the Trapdoor Spider (Arbanitis) by Robert Raven, member of Australian spider identification page, https://www.facebook.com/groups/australianspidereducation/
SpidersIndex of Spider Images Spiders in Australia Spiders Index Araneidae — Orb Weavers Spider sac Arkys Australian Huntsman Spider Barking Spider Black House Spider Carepalxis sp Celaenia sp Cosmophasis micarioides Crab Spiders Deinopidae — Net-casting Spiders Dolomedes sp Dolophones sp Euryopis umbilicata (Superb Ant-eater Spider) Flower Spiders Gnaphosidae (Stealthy Ground Spider) Hackled Orbweavers (Uloboridae) Helpis minitabunda (Bronze Hopper) Herennia sp Jewel Spider Jumping Spider Long Jawed Spider (Tetragnatha sp) Lynx Spider (Oxyopes) Mangrovia albida Maratus Missulena occatoria (Red-headed Mouse Spider) Molycria burwelli Mopsus mormon Nicodamidae (Red and Black Spider) Nyssus coloripes (Orange-legged Swift Spider) Ogre-faced Net-casting Spider Poltys sp (Twig Spider) Scorpion-tailed Spider (Arachnura higginsi) Redback Spider Miturgidae Salticidae Tetragnatha Thomisidae Tiger Spider (Trichonephila plumipes) White-spotted Swift Spider (Nyssus albopunctatus) Wolf Spider
