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Teppers Trapdoor Spider (Aname tepperi), male, Perth Airport, WA

Another stunning trapdoor spider in the genus Aname. This species occurs in the vicinity of...

Uploaded on Nov 19, 2010 | Map

Comb-footed Spider (?Achaearanea), female, Dryandra, WA

The systematics of Comb-footed Spiders (family Theridiidae) is fairly rudimentary. There are...

Uploaded on Nov 11, 2010 | Map

Flattie (Karaops jarrit), male, Rivervale, WA

This selenopid (they are called Flatties in South Africa) should not have been in our house,...

Uploaded on Nov 11, 2010 | Map

Heroic Desert or Garden Orb-weaver (Backobourkia heroine), female, Boya, WA

Just to add another variation of this very variable orb-weaving spider. I was surprised to find a mature female that early in the season.

Uploaded on Nov 9, 2010 | Map

Marbled Wolf Spider (ariadnae group, undescribed species), male, Jandakot, WA

One of the prettiest wolf spiders around Perth, the Marbled Wolf Spider is common on the Perth...

Uploaded on Nov 9, 2010 | Map

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Marbled Wolf Spider (ariadnae group, undescribed species), female, Jandakot, WA

These spiders are quite variable in colour, but they generally seem to have a dark spot in...

Uploaded on Nov 9, 2010 | Map

Ariadne's Wolf Spider (Lycosa ariadnae), female, Dryandra Woodland, WA

Ariadne's Wolf Spider was described in the late 1970s based on a female collected in the WA...

Uploaded on Nov 9, 2010 | Map

River Huntress (Venatrix arenaris), female, Old Mill Dam, Dryandra Woodland, WA

This is the River Huntress, and I have a photo of this species in my collection...

Uploaded on Nov 8, 2010 | Map

Hogg's Wolf Spider (Hoggicosa sp.), immature female, Dryandra Woodland, WA

This pretty spider will unfortunately escape accurate identification, as it is an immature...

Uploaded on Nov 8, 2010 | Map

Ariadne's Wolf Spider (Lycosa ariadnae), female, Dryandra Woodland, WA

I initially didn't know what this spider was, but examination in the lab confirmed this to...

Uploaded on Nov 8, 2010 | Map

Tent-web Spider (Cyrtophora exanthematica), female, Brisbane, Qld

This species can't really be mistaken for anything else, abdomen shape and colour are fairly...

Uploaded on Oct 29, 2010 | Map

Black Wishbone Spider (Aname mainae), male, WA

Arguably one of the prettiest spiders in Western Australia (if you take you time to look...

Uploaded on Oct 29, 2010

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Garden Orb-weaver (undescribed genus and species), female, Ringwood East, Vic

In contrast to the Common Garden Orb-weavers, Eriophora biapicata and E. transmarina, this...

Uploaded on Oct 29, 2010 | Map

Garden Orb-weaver (undescribed genus and species), female, Ringwood East, Vic

This species is closely related to the Common Garden Orb-weavers, Eriophora biapicata and E....

Uploaded on Oct 29, 2010 | Map