Spiders

Funnel Weaver

Funnel weaver spiders Agelenidae, closely resemble wolf spiders because they have the same stripe on their cephalothorax and abdomen.  They can usually be distinguished from wolf spiders because wolf spiders do not build webs.  Funnel weavers are also usually lighter in build than wolf spiders and have elongated spinnerets.  Many common funnel weaver are also characterized by […]

Woodlouse Hunter

​Dysdera crocata (the woodlouse hunter), together with its preferred foods – woodlice, has been transported over much of the planet. Dysdera also feeds on beetles. These spiders have very large chelicerae, which they use to pierce the armoured bodies of woodlice and beetles. There are also some reports that they have a mildly toxic venom that can cause […]

Bird Eating Spider

The Bird Eating Spider is one of Australia’s largest spiders belonging to the Trapdoor family. Trapdoor spiders include the Funnel-web, Mouse, Whistling/Bird Eating/Barking, and Curtain-web spiders; they are distinguished by the stocky body, long leg-like palps, and two knee-like lobes to which the fangs join (chelicerae) in front. Most live in burrows with or without […]

Giant House Spider

Giant House Spider (Eratigena atrica). Tegenaria duellica/gigantea and T. saeva were synonymized with T. atrica and moved to the new genus Eratigena as of August, 2013. Eratigena is an anagram of the genus name Tegenaria (Bolzern et al. 2013). The specific epithet, atrica, is formed from atri- after the Latin noun for “atrium” with the addition of the -ica suffix meaning “belonging to” (often used when referring […]

Black House Spider – Badumna insignis

The Black House (or window) spider is found in most of Australia including Tasmania and has been introduced into New Zealand. It likes dry temperature and is more common inland. The Scientific name for the Black House spider is Badumna Insignis. The description of the Female is up to 18mm long and the Male is […]

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