Backyard Spiders. Budgewoi to Bateau Bay.
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Dr. Ron Atkinson's. Find A Spider Guide. Robert Whyte and Dr. Greg Anderson's Arachne.org. The Chew Brothers' Brisbane Insects.
Ed Nieuwenhueys. Spiders of Australia. as well as Project Noah.
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Quick guide to common spiders
ARANEIDAE Orb Weavers
CORINNIDAE Corinnids
DESIDAE Intertidal Spiders
DEINOPIDAE Net-casters
HERSILIIDAE Two-tailed Spiders
LAMPONIDAE White tails
LYCOSIDAE Wolf Spiders
OXYOPIDAE Lynx Spider
SPARASSIDAE Huntsman
TETRAGNATHIDAE
THERIDIIDAE Theridiids
THOMISIDAE Crab spiders
ZORIDAE. Wandering Ghosts
Small (under 1 cm) highly active spider. They are normally found running amidst the leaf litter and sand of a wood. The ones we saw were running through the grass or across the venetian blinds in the house or among the Bromeliads by the garage. They are difficult to photograph as they move quickly and constantly. These bite if annoyed and the one person we know of who tested the theory had localised pain and dizziness although the latter may have been shock
Painted Swift Spider. Supunna picta