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Brisbane Spiders Field Guide
- This page is the Quick Field Guide of common spiders found in Brisbane.
This includes most of the common species found in Brisbane near-by area and
South East Queensland, Australia.
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Spiders that found on large spider web
Name : Garden Orb-weaver
- Eriophora transmarina, female- Male and female : about the same, male half size
- Size: leg to leg 50mm
- Habitat: gardens, backyards
- Habits : build orb-web at night, hide in plant during the day
- We found them at : almost every gardens in Brisbane
- Identification : grey to brown in colour, abdominal pattern
highly variable
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 Name :
Bush Orb Weaver -
Araneus eburnus, female- Male and female : not known
- Size: body length 8mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : stay on orb-web during day and night
- We found them at : Toohey Forest
- Identification : abdominal pattern, slightly variable
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 Name :
Scorpion-tailed
Spider - Arachnura higginsi, female- Male and female : Male much smaller (2mm), tailless,
hardly be noticed
- Size: body length 20mm
- Habitat: gardens, backyards
- Habits : stay at the middle of the orb web day and night
- We found them at : occasionally in our backyards
- Identification : female with long tail
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 Name :
Leaf Nesting Spider
- Araneus albidus, female - Male and female : male not known
- Size: leg to leg 25mm
- Habitat: gardens, backyards
- Habits : curled large green leaf as retreat, hides
during the day, rests on small orb web at night.
- We found them at : occasionally in our backyard
- Identification : round grey abdomen
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 Name :
Tent Spider - Cyrtophora
moluccensis, female- Male and female : Male about the same but /4 the size of
female
- Size: leg to leg 50mm
- Habitat: gardens, backyards
- Habits : build large tent web
- We found them at : most backyards and garden in
Brisbane
- Identification : their web and abdomen patterns, body
colours highly variable
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 Name :
Russian Tent Spider - Cyrtophora
parnasia, female- Male and female : male not known
- Size: leg to leg 12mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest, occasionally in backyards
- Habits : build Russian tent shape web with retreat at
the centre
- We found them at : occasionally in our backyard
- Identification : web shape, patterned abdomen
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 Name :
Pan-web Spider - Cyrtophora
exanthematica, female- Male and female : male not known
- Size: leg to leg 15mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest, gardens
- Habits : build pan shape web
- We found them at : Brisbane Botanic Garden
- Identification : web shape, brown abdomen
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 Name :
St Andrew's Cross Spider - Argiope
keyserlingi, female- Male and female : male see below
- Size: leg to leg female 50mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest, gardens and backyards
- Habits : build orb web, in the middle
with zigzag strips in the shape of a cross 'X'
- We found them at : common in Brisbane
- Identification : web with cross 'X', patterns of abdomen
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 Name :
St Andrew's Cross Spider - Argiope
keyserlingi, male- Male and female : female see above
- Size: leg to leg 20mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest, gardens and backyards
- Habits : usually found on the edge of the female's web
- We found them at : common in Brisbane
- Identification : brown, round abdomen and round thorax
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 Name :
St Andrew's Cross Spider - Argiope
keyserlingi, young female- Male and female : see above
- Size: leg to leg 20mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest, gardens and backyards
- Habits : build web with circular stabilimentum on lower
plants
- We found them at : common in Brisbane
- Identification : web shape, abdomen patterns
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 Name :
Banded Orb-weaving Spider
- Argiope trifasciata, female- Male and female : male see below
- Size: leg to leg 50mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest, grassland with tall grasses
- Habits : build orb web between tail grasses
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest, occasionally in our
backyard
- Identification : Yellow bands on abdomen
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 Name :
Banded Orb-weaving Spider
- Argiope trifasciata, male- Male and female : female see above
- Size: leg to leg 10mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest, grassland with tall grasses
- Habits : usually found on the edge of the female's web
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest, occasionally in our
backyard
- Identification : small, pale brown
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 Name :
Gumtree Trunk Weaver - Argiope
sp., female- Male and female : male not known
- Size: body length 10mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : build small orb web on large gumtree trunk
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest, Alexandra Hill
- Identification : web on tree trunk, body shape
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 Name :
Gumtree Trunk Weaver - Argiope
sp., female- Male and female : male not known
- Size: body length 10mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : build small orb web on large gumtree trunk
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest, Alexandra Hill
- Identification : web on tree trunk, body shape
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 Name :
Silver Lobed Spider - Cyclosa
sp., female- Male and female : male not known
- Size: body length 8mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : build orb web with circular stabilimentum
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : Silver lobed abdomen
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 Name :
Brown Lobed Spider - Cyclosa insulana or Cyclosa trilobata- Male and female : not known
- Size: body length 8mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest near dry creek bed
- Habits : build orb web
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : Brown lobed abdomen with patterns
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 Name :
Two-spined Spider - Poecilopachys
australasia- Male and female : male not known
- Size: body diameter 8mm
- Habitat: backyards, bushland
- Habits : hide under leaf during the day, at night build
inclined orb web on narrow triangular framework
- We found them at : occasionally in our backyard
- Identification : body shape and the two spins, colour
vary between individuals
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 Name :
Bird-dropping Spider
- Celaenia excavata, female- Male and female : male spiders are tiny, body-length 3mm
- Size: body length 15mm
- Habitat: gardens and backyards
- Habits : hide in plants during the day, prey on one
species of male moth at night
- We found them at : occasionally in our backyard
- Identification : Bird dropping mimic colour, body shape,
large abdomen
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 Name :
Jewel Spider, Spiny Spider
- Austracantha minax, female- Male and female : male not known
- Size: body length 12mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : build vertical orb web about one to two meters
about ground
- We found them at : common in Eucalypt forest in Brisbane
- Identification : The colourful patterns on abdomen
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 Name :
Wrap-around Spider - Dolophones
conifera, female- Male and female : male not known
- Size: body length 15mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : warp-around on twist during the day, build
large vertical orb web at night
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : body shape, grey to brown in colour
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Name : Tree-stump
Spider - Poltys illepidus , female- Male and female : male not known
- Size: body length 15mm
- Habitat: parks and gardens
- Habits : hide on tree stem during the day, build very
large vertical orb web at night
- We found them at : Wishart bushland
- Identification : brown in colour, round button shape
abdomen, rough surface patterns on abdomen
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 Name :
Golden Orb-Weaver - Nephila
plumipes, female- Male and female : male 1/10 size of
female, see below
- Size: leg to leg 100mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest, bushes and gardens
- Habits : build orb with golden silk, vertical or
slightly inclined, usually in high or very high positions
- We found them at : common in Brisbane bushes
- Identification : very long legs, large size, on golden
web
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Name : Golden Orb-Weaver - Nephila
plumipes, male- Male and female : male 1/10 size of
female, see above
- Size: leg to leg 10mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest, bushes and gardens
- Habits : matured male usually found on web of matured
female
- We found them at : common in Brisbane bushes
- Identification : very long legs, on golden
web with large female
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Name : Leaf
Curling Spider - Phonognatha graeffei, female- Male and female : male is smaller, see below
- Size: body length 12mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest and bushes
- Habits : build vertical fan-shaped web, 0.5 meter in
diameter, with a dry leaf as retreat
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest, Toohey Forest
- Identification : dry leaf as retreat, white patterned
abdomen and brown legs
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Name : Leaf
Curling Spider - Phonognatha graeffei, male- Male and female : female is a large, see above
- Size: body length 6mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest and bushes
- Habits : not known
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : white patterned
abdomen and brown legs
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Name : Silver Orb
Spider - Leucauge dromedaria, female- Male and female : male looks similar but smaller size
with longer legs
- Size: body length 10mm
- Habitat: bushes near flash water
- Habits : build inclined or horizontal orb webs
- We found them at : common in Brisbane bushes
- Identification : on horizontal orb webs, patterns of
abdomen
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Name : Long-jawed
Spider - Tetragnatha demissa- Male and female : about the same
- Size: body length 12mm
- Habitat: bushes next to flash water
- Habits : build small horizontal or inclined orb web,
active at night
- We found them at : Bulimba Creek in Wishart
- Identification : large jaws, patterns on abdomen
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 Name :
Brown Long-jawed
Spider - Tetragnatha sp.- Male and female : bout the same
- Size: body length 20mm
- Habitat: bushes next to flash water
- Habits : build horizontal or inclined orb web, active at
night
- We found them at : Bulimba Creek in Yugarapul
Park
- Identification : large jaws, slender body and brown in
colour
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Spiders that found on tangle web
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 Name :
Black House Spider - Badumna
insignis, female- Male and female : male above the same or smaller, can be
seen at night looking for the female
- Size: leg to leg 15mm
- Habitat: common in gardens, corners of windows and tree
trunks
- Habits : build tangled webs with funnel shaped tunnels
- We found them at : common in Brisbane houses
- Identification : dark brown in colour, build tangled webs
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 Name :
Brown House Spider - Badumna
longingua, female- Male and female : male above the same or smaller
- Size: leg to leg 15mm
- Habitat: Bushes
- Habits : build tangled webs with funnel shaped tunnels
- We found them at : common in Brisbane Bushes
- Identification : all brown in colour, build tangled webs
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Name : Daddy-longlegs
Spider
- Pholcus phalangioides
- Male and female : much smaller than female
- Size: leg
to leg 50mm
- Habitat: common in house, building, under large rocks,
inside caves
- Habits : build tangled webs in the wall corner and
ceiling, vibrate very quickly in their web when disturbed
- We found them at : common in Brisbane
- Identification : very thin and long legs
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 Name :
Grey
House Spider - Achaearanea tepidariorum, female- Male and female : male above the same or a bit smaller
- Size: leg to leg 20mm
- Habitat: outside buildings with garden
- Habits : build tangled webs under stones, against fences
or walls
- We found them at : the wall outside our house
- Identification : body shape, brown and patterned abdomen
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 Name :
Diamond Comb-footed
Spider - Achaearanea veruculata, female- Male and female : male above the same or a bit smaller
- Size: body length 4mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : build tangled webs between large but very close
smooth-bark gum tree trunks
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : grey to reddish-brown in colour with a
diamond pattern on the abdomen
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Name : Comb-footed
Platform Spider - Achaearanea mundula, female- Male and female : male looks the same but half size od
female
- Size: body length 7mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : build tangled webs between large gum tree trunks,
with retreat at middle
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : dark reddish-brown in colour with a
pale pattern on abdomen
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 Name :
Red Back Spider - Latrodectus
hasselti, female- Male and female : male looks about the same but smaller
in size
- Size: leg to leg 30mm
- Habitat: outside buildings with garden
- Habits : build tangled webs under stones, against fences
or walls
- We found them at : the wall outside our house
- Identification : black in colour with red marking on
abdomen
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 Name :
Whip Spider - Ariamnes
sp., female- Male and female : male not known
- Size: body length 30mm
- Habitat: bushes and gardens
- Habits : trap the other species of male spiders for
living
- We found them at : once in our backyard
- Identification : thin and long with comparatively short
legs and very long abdomen
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 Name :
Neon Spider - Theridion
sp., female- Male and female : male not known
- Size: leg to leg 30mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : build tangled webs on green leaf
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : red pattern on pale abdomen
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 Name :
Long
Comb-Footed Spider - Argyrodes sp., female- Male and female : male similar
- Size: leg to leg 40mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : scavenge on the edge of the webs of other large
orb-weaving spider species
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : elongated body, triangular shape in profile
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 Name :
Humped Spider - Uloboris
congregabilis, female- Male and female : male smaller
- Size: leg to leg 15mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : builds small horizontal or inclined orb webs
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : humped abdomen is in triangular profile
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Spiders that hold the net and throw it towards their
prey
 Name :
Common Net-casting Spider
- Deinopis ravidus, female- Male and female : male see below
- Size: leg to leg 60mm
- Habitat: gardens and backyards
- Habits : do not build permanent web but hold the net and
throw it towards their prey, active at night
- We found them at : in our backyard
- Identification : long legs, a pair of very large eyes, body
shape and brown patterns on abdomen
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 Name :
Common Net-casting Spider
- Deinopis ravidus, male- Male and female : female see above
- Size: leg to leg 80mm
- Habitat: gardens and backyards
- Habits : mature male not hunt but wandering looking for
female, active at night
- We found them at :
- Identification : long legs, slender body and brown pattern on
abdomen
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 Name :
Net-casting Spider - Deinopis
subrufa, female- Male and female : male same size with slender body
- Size: leg to leg 60mm
- Habitat: gardens and backyards
- Habits : do not build permanent web but hold the net and
throw it towards their prey, active at night
- We found them at : a front yard in a Brisbane house
- Identification : long legs, a pair of very large eyes, body
shape and brown patterns on abdomen
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 Name :
Small-eyes Net-caster
- Avella angulata, female- Male and female : male same size with slender body
- Size: leg to leg 60mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : do not build permanent web but hold the net and
throw it towards their prey, active at night
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : long legs, body shape and brown patterns on
abdomen
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Spiders that found hunting on wall or tree trunk
 Name :
Two-tailed Spider - Tamopsis brisbanensis, femlae- Male and female : male not known
- Size: leg to leg 20mm
- Habitat: gardens, backyards
- Habits : lay very thick silk to entangle prey by running
around them
- We found them at : our backyard
- Identification : heavily camouflaged patterns on flat body
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 Name :
Little Striped Wolf Spider - Venatrix
furcillata, male- Male and female : female see below
- Size: body length 8mm
- Habitat: common in backyards and gardens
- Habits : hunting on wall and tree trunk, active at night
- We found them at : our backyard
- Identification : carapace with two light brown lines
along the edge and slight brown at the middle
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 Name :
Little Striped Wolf Spider - Venatrix
furcillata, male- Male and female : male see above
- Size: body length 10mm
- Habitat: common in backyards and gardens
- Habits : hunting on wall and tree trunk, sometimes seen
with juveniles on abdomen, active at night
- We found them at : our backyard
- Identification : carapace with two light brown lines
along the edge and slight brown at the middle
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 Name :
Bug-mimicking Swift Spider - Supunna
picta, female- Male and female : male not known
- Size: leg to leg 30mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : hunting on tree trunk under loose barks, run
very fast, active during the day
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : white dots on black body, two pairs of
front legs brownish-yellow in colour
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 Name :
Chink Jumping Spider - Holoplatys
complanata, female- Male and female : male not known
- Size: body length 12mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : hunting on tree trunk, hanging from
safety-line, jumps down, swings and lands on prey
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : dark brown patterns on each side of
flat abdomen
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 Name :
Flat Jumping Spider - Arasia mollicoma- Male and female : details not known
- Size: body length 15mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : hunt on smooth bark gum tree trunk
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : pale brown colour, long flat body and
large front pair of eyes
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 Name :
Salticid Ant Eater - Zenodorus
orbiculatus, female- Male and female : male about the same
- Size: body length 6mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : hunt on smooth bark tree trunk, stem and leaf,
targets on ants
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : Shiny black body with white circle on
abdomen
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 Name :
Brown Jumper - ? Simaetha thoracica, female- Male and female : male not known
- Size: body length 6mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : hunt on plants
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : Brown body
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 Name :
Bark Jumper - ? Servaea sp., female- Male and female : male not known
- Size: body length 8mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : hunt on tree trunk
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : patterns on abdomen
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 Name :
Golden Tail Jumper - Astia hariola, male- Male and female : female larger and less gold colour
- Size: body length 8mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : typical jumping spider
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : golden tail and black body
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 Name :
Golden Ant-mimicking Spider - Myrmarachne
sp.- Male and female : details not known
- Size: body length 8mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : walk like ant, waves front legs like ant's
antenna, when disturbed, run and jump as jumping spider
- We found them at : Common in most Eucalypt forest in
Brisbane
- Identification : mimic ants
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 Name :
Brown Ant-mimicking Spider - Myrmarachne
striatipes.- Male and female : details not known
- Size: male not known
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : mimic ants
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : mimic ants, with very strong front pair
of legs
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 Name :
Brown Huntsman Spider - Heteropoda
jugulans, female- Male and female : male about the same or smaller
- Size: leg to leg 70mm
- Habitat: common in Brisbane backyards
- Habits : active at night, hunts on the wall and tree
trunk, sometimes found chasing prey inside house
- We found them at : our backyards
- Identification : brown patterns on body
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 Name :
Brown Huntsman Spider - Heteropoda
cervina, female- Male and female : male about the same or smaller
- Size: leg
to leg 40mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : active at night, hunts on the wall and tree
trunk
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : brown patterns on body
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 Name :
Bark Huntsman Spider - Pediana
regina- Male and female : details not known
- Size: leg to leg 50mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : hunts on tree trunk
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : brown patterns on body
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 Name :
Giant Grey Huntsman Spider - Holconia immanismale- Male and female : female about the same
- Size: leg to leg 100mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : hide under loose barks
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : dark brown dagger pattern on top of abdomen
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 Name :
Giant Huntsman Spider - ? Typostola
sp.,- Male and female : details not known
- Size: leg to leg 100mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : hide under loose barks
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest, Wivenhoe Lake
- Identification : thick and long legs, large in size
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 Name :
Knobbly Crab Spider - Stephanopis
altifrons, female- Male and female : male not known
- Size: leg
to leg 30mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : rest on bark
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : the body shape
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Spiders that found hunting on ground
 Name :
Grey Wolf Spider - Pardosa serrata, female- Male and female : male about the same but smaller
- Size: body length 15mm
- Habitat: bushes, gardens and backyards
- Habits : move very fast in pursuit of prey on ground,
active at night
- We found them at : our backyard
- Identification : patterns on abdomen and throax
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 Name :
Garden Wolf Spider - Lycosa
godeffroyi, female- Male and female : male about the same but smaller
- Size: body length 20mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest, gardens and backyards
- Habits : hunting on ground
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : patterns on abdomen and throax
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 Name :
Black Ground Swift Spider - Corinnid
Sp.- Male and female : details unknown
- Size: body length 10mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : hunting on ground, run very fast
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : body shape, long legs and black colour
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 Name :
Spotted Ground Swift Spider - Supunna
albopunctatum- Male and female : details unknown
- Size: leg to leg 30mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : hunting on ground, run very fast in short
distance
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : all black with white spots
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Spiders that found hunting on leaves
 Name :
Triangular Spider
- Arkys lancearius, male- Male and female : Female about the same, slightly larger
with larger abdomen
- Size: body length 10mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest, bush
- Habits : hide under green leaf, sit and wait for prey
- We found them at : bush in Macgregor
- Identification : orange brown triangular abdomen
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 Name :
Triangular Spider II
- Arkys cornutus, female- Male and female : male about the same, slightly smaller with
slander abdomen
- Size: body length 10mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest, bush
- Habits : hide under green leaf, sit and wait for prey
- We found them at : bush in Wishart
- Identification : orange brown triangular abdomen
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 Name :
Ant-mimicking Swift Spider - ?
Poecilipta sp.- Male and female : details unknown
- Size: body length 10mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : hunt on leaves
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : mimic golden ants, black throax and
golden abdomen
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 Name :
Common Lynx Spider - Oxyopes sp., female- Male and female : male about the same, with enlarged
pedipalps
- Size: leg to leg 20mm
- Habitat: gardens and backyards
- Habits : slowly approach prey and suddenly jump to it
- We found them at : our backyards
- Identification : legs with long spines, colourful with
green-yellow, silver and brown bands on bodies
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 Name :
Elegant Lynx Spider - Oxyopes elegans, female- Male and female : male about the same, with enlarged
pedipalps
- Size: leg to leg 20mm
- Habitat: dense bush
- Habits : slowly approach prey and suddenly jump to it
- We found them at : Yimbun Park in Brisbane
- Identification : legs with long spines, pale brown
pattern on bodies
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 Name :
Yellow Lynx Spider - Oxyopes sp, female- Male and female : male about the same, with enlarged
pedipalps
- Size: leg to leg 20mm
- Habitat: dense bush
- Habits : slowly approach prey and suddenly jump to it
- We found them at : Wishart along Bulimba Creek
- Identification : legs with long spines, pale yellow in
colour
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 Name :
Green Jumping Spider - Mopsus
mormon, female- Male and female : male see below
- Size: body length 10mm
- Habitat: gardens and backyards
- Habits : hunting on low plants
- We found them at : quite common in gardens in Brisbane
- Identification : green body, patterns on throax
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 Name :
Green Jumping Spider - Mopsus
mormon, male- Male and female : female se above
- Size: body length 15mm
- Habitat: gardens and backyards
- Habits : hunting on low plants
- We found them at : quite common in gardens in Brisbane
- Identification : green body, black face with white hairs
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 Name :
Cytaea Jumping Spider - Cytaea
alburna- Male and female : not known
- Size: body length 10mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : not known
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : reddish brown pattern
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 Name :
Wattle Jumping Spider - Sandalodes
scopifer, female- Male and female : male not known
- Size: body length 8mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : mostly found on wattle leaves and stem, rest in
a narrow posture
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : slender body and pattern on abdomen
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 Name :
Ludicra Jumping Spider - Sandalodes
superbus, female- Male and female : male not known
- Size: body length 12mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : hunt on leaf, stem and tree trunk
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : patterns on abdomen
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 Name :
Biting Jumping Spider - Opisthoncus
mordax- Male and female : details not known
- Size: body length 10mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest, parks and gardens
- Habits : hunt on board green leaves
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest, Botanic Garden
- Identification : black body colour with white patterns
on abdomen
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 Name :
Garden Jumping Spider - Opisthoncus
sp.- Male and female : about the same
- Size: body length 10mm
- Habitat: gardens and backyards
- Habits : hunting on board green leaves
- We found them at : our backyards
- Identification : brown patterns on thorax and abdomen
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 Name :
Small Garden Jumping Spider - Opisthoncus
polyphemus- Male and female : details not known
- Size: body length 6mm
- Habitat: gardens and backyards
- Habits : hunting on board green leaves
- We found them at : our backyards
- Identification : patterns on thorax and abdomen
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 Name :
Aussie Bronze Jumper - Helpis
minitabunda, male- Male and female : female see below
- Size: body length 10mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest, gardens
- Habits : hunt on board green leaves
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : thin and slender body, dark brown
colour
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 Name :
Aussie Bronze Jumper - Helpis
minitabunda, female- Male and female : male see above
- Size: body length 8mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest, gardens
- Habits : hunting on board green leaves
- We found them at : a garden in Brisbane
- Identification : thin and slender body, pale brown
colour
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 Name :
Small Black Ant-mimicking Spider -
Myrmarachne sp.- Male and female : details not known
- Size: body length 5mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : build retreat on grass
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : small, mimic black ants
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 Name :
Long-jawed Jumping Spider - ? sp.- Male and female : details not known
- Size: body length 10mm
- Habitat: details not known
- Habits : details not known
- We found them at : Botanic Garden
- Identification : long-jawed
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 Name :
Giant Green Huntsman Spider - ?
Typostola sp.- Male and female : about the same
- Size: leg to leg 80mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : hunt on leaves and tree trunk
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : pale brown colour, dots patterns on abdomen
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 Name :
Shield Huntsman Spider - Neosparassus
salacius- Male and female : details not known
- Size: leg to leg 80mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : hide in shelter made by silk and leaves on a
gum tree
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : Brown in colour
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 Name :
Unknown
Sparassid - ? Neosparassus sp.- Male and female : details not known
- Size: leg
to leg 30mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : details not known
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : pale green legs and pale brown adbomen
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 Name :
Flower Spider - Diaea evanida- Male and female : about the same
- Size: leg to leg 20mm
- Habitat: gardens and backyards
- Habits : sit and wait for prey on flower or top of short
plants
- We found them at : our backyard
- Identification : round white abdomen with variable pink
patterns, green legs
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 Name :
Yellow Crab Spider - ? Diaea sp.- Male and female : about the same
- Size: leg to leg 15mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : sit and wait for prey on dry leaves of short
plants
- We found them at : Alexandra Hill
- Identification : reddish eye patch and the horn-like projection on each side of its
head
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 Name :
White Crab Spider, White Flower Spider - Thomisus
spectabilis- Male and female : about the same
- Size: leg to leg 30mm
- Habitat: gardens and backyards
- Habits : sit and wait for prey on flower or top of short
plants
- We found them at : our backyard
- Identification : white angular abdomen, pale green legs
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 Name :
Brown Crab Spider - Sidymella bicuspidata- Male and female : details not known
- Size: leg to leg 25mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : sit and wait for prey on top of short plants
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : angular abdomen, brown in colour
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 Name :
Hairy Crab Spider - Sidymella hirsuta- Male and female : details not known
- Size: leg to leg 20mm
- Habitat: dense bushes
- Habits : sit and wait for prey on hairy plants
- We found them at : Yimbun Park
- Identification : hairy, angular abdomen, pale brown in colour
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 Name :
Long Crab Spider - Sidymella longipes- Male and female : male smaller
- Size: leg to leg 20mm
- Habitat: bushes, gardens
- Habits : sit and wait for prey on twig
- We found them at : Yimbun Park
- Identification : triangular abdomen, pale brown in colour
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 Name :
Tmarus Crab Spider - Tmarus cineraceus- Male and female : details not known
- Size: body length 10mm
- Habitat: Eucalypt forest
- Habits : details not known
- We found them at : Karawatha Forest
- Identification : patterns on abdomen, pale brown in
colour
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Spiders that found near waters
 Name :
Common Water Spider - ? Dolomedes sp.- Male and female : details not known
- Size: leg to leg 50mm
- Habitat: On plants next to flash waters
- Habits : can run across running stream, usually rest
with legs on water sensing prey
- We found them at : Common along Bulimba Creek
- Identification : brown in colour with variable patterns
on abdomen, always found near waters
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 Name :
Fishing Spider - Dolomedes sp.- Male and female : details not known
- Size: leg to leg 50mm
- Habitat: On plants next to flash waters
- Habits : an run across running stream, usually rest with
legs on water sensing prey
- We found them at : Bulimba Creek in Yugarapul
Park
- Identification : all legs same length and pale green in
colour, abdomen has white-dots on blue or brown
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