Trapdoor, Funnelweb or Mouse spiders (Mygalomorphae)

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Some good resources for learning about Mygals:

https://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=2343

https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/6e67c774-8717-4f95-9e84-2d90da7b0d0c

Trapdoor, Funnelweb or Mouse spiders (Mygalomorphae)

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NateKingsford wrote:

27 Feb 2026

This one's a female that likely would have been washed out of her burrow due to the heavy rain. Most likely M. occatoria in this location, however females are extremely hard to tell apart without very good photos

Missulena sp. (genus)

NateKingsford wrote:

4 Feb 2026

Hadronyche cf. alpina

Hadronyche sp. (genus)

NateKingsford wrote:

13 Nov 2025

Not a funnel web, Stanwellia are mildly venomous and pretty common in Victoria

Stanwellia sp. (genus)

hebe wrote:

31 Oct 2025

yes. it's right now, thanks

Missulena occatoria

NateKingsford wrote:

19 Oct 2025

Looks to be from the genus Proshermacha

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Trapdoor, Funnelweb or Mouse spiders (Mygalomorphae)

Trapdoor, Funnelweb or Mouse spiders (Mygalomorphae)

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