Grey House Spider - Achaearanea tepidariorum
- Leg to leg 20mm
Grey House Spiders build tangled webs under stones, against fences or walls. They have their row of spines on the tip of the fourth legs, which are used to comb out wide swathes of silk to entangle their prey. This spider is common outside our house.
- This spider builds untidy tangled webs near the wall and amongst the trees. The web may include a curled leaf as a retreat. The body shape looks like a Red-back Spider. The body is mottled cream-brown and the legs are red-brown. In the 1st photo there are two eggs sacs. One eggs sac the young spiders have hatched. The 2nd photo shows the male (smaller) approaching the female.
- Picture shows Comb-footed Spider feeding on small lizard.
- Reference:
- 1. Wildlife of Greater Brisbane - Queensland Museum 1995, p27.
- 2. Grey house spider - The Find-a-spider Guide for Australian Spiders, University of Southern Queensland, 2007.
FAMILY THERIDIIDAE
This page contains pictures and information about Grey House Spiders that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
