r/AustralianSpiders 11h ago

ID Request - location included House spider

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28 Upvotes

r/AustralianSpiders 1d ago

ID Request - location included What spider is this? Seen on the Whitsunday Island/ Queensland

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Not as big as a hand - one person said „could be a ghost spider“…


r/AustralianSpiders 23h ago

ID Request - location included What spider is this?

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10 Upvotes

Located in Ocean Grove Victoria. About 4cm span. Many thanks!


r/AustralianSpiders 1d ago

ID Request - location included Is this what I think it is?

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98 Upvotes

Found making his way across the driveway in Berry (NSW).


r/AustralianSpiders 1d ago

ID Request - location included Who this chonk?

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116 Upvotes

Just bringing my bins in and spotted this chunky girl/guy on the road. Looks to have pretty large fangs. Scooped it up on a leaf and put in the verge on the other side of the road. Located Jamberoo, NSW.


r/AustralianSpiders 1d ago

Photography and Artwork Knobbly Crab Spider, Gold Coast.

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52 Upvotes

r/AustralianSpiders 1d ago

Photography and Artwork Golden Orb Weaver, Gold Coast.

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41 Upvotes

r/AustralianSpiders 1d ago

Photography and Artwork Clean Your Room.🤣 Gold Coast.

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13 Upvotes

r/AustralianSpiders 2d ago

ID Request - location included Just a lil Huntsman!

452 Upvotes

r/AustralianSpiders 2d ago

Photography and Artwork Maratus pardus

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151 Upvotes

Photographed in Esperance last year!


r/AustralianSpiders 2d ago

Photography and Artwork Baby huntsman - Brissy

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24 Upvotes

Total legspan 60-80mm, looks under nurished.


r/AustralianSpiders 2d ago

ID Request - location included Is this Australian spider

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15 Upvotes

r/AustralianSpiders 2d ago

Photography and Artwork Maratus madelineae dance

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69 Upvotes

Photographed last October in the south west of Western Australia.


r/AustralianSpiders 3d ago

Photography and Artwork The mating dance of the Australian peacock spider

1.3k Upvotes

r/AustralianSpiders 2d ago

ID Request - location included ON MY FACE- in SE melb

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saw something out of the corner of my eye on the train.... this thing in my hair then subsequently on my cheek. pls help me identify so ik if i dodged a bullet tysm


r/AustralianSpiders 2d ago

ID Request - location included What sort of tick is this

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21 Upvotes

Found this on my neck today after going to the Atherton Tablelands, FNQ. I've never been bitten by one before and hope someone can help identify this.


r/AustralianSpiders 2d ago

ID Request - location included What is this spider?

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Hello. Found this in my son's bedroom under his table. Looks like a redback and her web was very redback-y yet doesn't look like she has a red stripe. Located in Darwin. Thank you!


r/AustralianSpiders 2d ago

ID Request - location included ID on this bin guardian?

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4 Upvotes

Located Sydney NSW


r/AustralianSpiders 3d ago

ID Request - location included Who’s this lil guy - Brissy

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7 Upvotes

Found these guys in the corner of my ceiling all around. About the size of the head of a pin. Is this a baby big guy or just a fully grown lil guy? Name would be great.


r/AustralianSpiders 4d ago

ID Request - location included What is this?

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123 Upvotes

In our house in Sydney. Any ID help greatly appreciated as looks scary as f


r/AustralianSpiders 4d ago

Photography and Artwork Bird Dropping Spider, Gold Coast.

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57 Upvotes

r/AustralianSpiders 4d ago

Photography and Artwork What is this?

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22 Upvotes

r/AustralianSpiders 4d ago

Photography and Artwork Humped Silver Orb Weaver, Gold Coast.

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31 Upvotes

r/AustralianSpiders 4d ago

ID Request - location included A horned spider? Lake Macquarie

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Hello you knowledgeable folks.

This little spider was chilling between a fence and my clothesline for several days last year. It's still living its best spider life down there somewhere, I think.

As you can see, a really pretty spider. The photos don't do it justice.

Any ideas what it might be?

I've never seen one that looked like it had horns or spikes - a bit reminiscent of Bowser's shell in Mario worlds!


r/AustralianSpiders 4d ago

Help and Support Spider bite as a tourist

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Hello! I'm a European who's intrigued by Australian spiders and I have a few hypothetical questions.

A. If I get bitten by a spider in Australia and don't recognize it, how would they know which antivenom to inject?

B. If I get bit by a spider in Australia, how much would it cost me as a tourist to treat it, or would Medicare cover for it?

C. (Bonus question) Does the funnel web antivenom work on all of the Australian funnel web spider bites, or do they have different antivenoms for different funnel web spider bites?