Spider species

Moderators

The following moderators provide local knowledge and expertise for Spiders:

YumiCallaway  |  EmmaCollins  |  Bron  |  NateKingsford  |  EathanDouglas  |  AndrewO  |  BravoSiera117

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Overview

Tips for submitting spider sightings: 

Photos from various angles are sometimes necessary for a specific ID.

  • front (eye arrangement, pedipalp colour)
  • dorsal (above - general colouration, carapace and abdomen patterns)
  • ventral (underneath - especially useful for some of the ground-dwelling families and orb-weaving families)
  • side (further details for general shape, abdomen patterns and eye configuration)
  • back (further details for abdomen pattern).

Comments or photos on the following also provide valuable information if/when such features are applicable and observed...

  • surroundings and location (eg. ground, leaf litter, hand rail, tree trunk)
  • web structure and silk use (eg. orb, messy & tangled, throwing silk)
  • breeding (eg. display, egg sac)
  • behaviour (eg. hunting, interaction, familiarity with people such as the threatening display of a huntsman or the friendly and curious jumping spiders that jump onto the camera lens)
  • notable, unique, exciting or strange observations (eg. spur-like protrusions from legs, camouflage, mimicry)

Please note that the size of the spider is measured by body length.

  • body size is from the top of the cephalothorax (head) to the tip of the abdomen without including the legs.

(Updated: October, 2022. Please feel free to message a spider moderator if you have any queries or suggestions for improvement)

Resources

  • Field guide - A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia authored by Robert Whyte & Greg Anderson

Updated: October, 2022

CNM Moderator list with knowledge and interest areas:

AndrewO (Andrew):
BravoSiera117
Bron (Bron): 
EathanDouglas (Eathan): 
EmmaCollins (Emma):
YumiCallaway: jumping spiders (Salticidae), crab spiders (Thomisidae), swift spiders & ant mimics (Corinnidae), comb-footed spiders (Theridiidae), ant-eating spiders (Zodariidae)

Updated: July, 2024

334 species

Lehtinelagia sp. (genus) (Flower Spider or Crab Spider)

Lehtinelagia sp. (genus)
Lehtinelagia sp. (genus)
Lehtinelagia sp. (genus)

Leucauge dromedaria (Silver dromedary spider)

Leucauge dromedaria
Leucauge dromedaria
Leucauge dromedaria

Leucauge granulata (Silver Orb Spider)

Leucauge granulata

Leucauge sp. (genus) (Silver Orb-weaver)

Leucauge sp. (genus)
Leucauge sp. (genus)
Leucauge sp. (genus)

Linyphiidae (family) (Money spider or Sheet-web spider)

Linyphiidae (family)
Linyphiidae (family)
Linyphiidae (family)

Lycosa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Lycosa wolf spider)

Lycosa sp. (genus)
Lycosa sp. (genus)
Lycosa sp. (genus)

Maratus amabilis (Amiable Peacock Spider)

Maratus amabilis
Maratus amabilis
Maratus amabilis

Maratus anomalus (Blue Peacock spider)

Maratus anomalus
Maratus anomalus
Maratus anomalus

Maratus griseus (Jumping spider)

Maratus griseus
Maratus griseus
Maratus griseus

Maratus harrisi (Harris's Peacock spider)

Maratus harrisi
Maratus harrisi
Maratus harrisi

Maratus plumosus (Plumed Peacock Spider)

Maratus plumosus
Maratus plumosus
Maratus plumosus

Maratus purcellae (Purcell's peacock spider)

Maratus purcellae
Maratus purcellae
Maratus purcellae

Maratus robinsoni (Peacock spider)

Maratus robinsoni
Maratus robinsoni
Maratus robinsoni

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