The Southern House Spider, Kukulcania (Filistata) hibernalis Hentz, is a conspicuous arachnid due to its relatively large size and distinctive flat, tangled web. It is common throughout Florida and much of the southern United States in human populated areas. Females are rarely seen and don’t venture far from their web. The females are dark brown or black and […]
Brown House Spider
The Brown House spider (badumna longinqua) resembles the black house spider except that it is usually brown rather than black and has more obvious surface markings on its abdomen. It appears to be much more common than the black house spider in coastal South-east Queensland. This species is commonly found in retreats of leaves and […]
Titiosis Spider
This spider is a species within the genus Titiotus, which is native to California. It is often mistaken for a brown recluse because of the colouring and faint violin shape on the abdomen. Titiotus superfically looks like a brown recluse spider, or desert recluse spider, but isn’t. Titiotus has eight eyes, whereas brown recluse-type spiders have […]
Zygiella X-Notata
Zygiella x-notata (sometimes known as the Missing Sector Orb Weavers or the silver-sided sector spider) is a spider in the family Araneidae. They are easily mistaken for the Furrwo Spider which has similar markings. Z. x-notata females are up to 11mm in size, males up to 7mm. The prosoma is yellow-brown, with a leaf-like mark […]
Trapdor Spider
The name Trapdoor spider covers several families and many different species. Trapdoor spiders can be distinguished from the more dangerous Funnel web spider by its brown or mottled markings. When in danger, a Trapdoor spider will freeze or flee whereas a Funnel web will rear back aggressively. Most trapdoor spiders, but not all, are misleadingly named, […]