We’ve just come back from a holiday in Cairns and Cape Tribulation. At the Daintree discovery centre this lovely friendly spider was living under the veranda at face height. My son and I almost walked straight into it.
Location: lower north shore, but near local bushland.
I’m on the fourth floor of an apartment building, and the bathroom is well indoors away from windows and balconies.
This isn’t one of my usual household companions, so I’m not sure what it is. It was on the run as I probably spooked it and so not a great photo unfortunately. It is probably only about 3-5mm long. No noticeable web either.
It’s probably common and I’m possibly embarrassing myself here, but I’d truly appreciate help on finding out who my new guest is as I’m just starting out on the journey of discovery with trying to identify spiders. I appreciate the expertise of this community and thank you in advance for helping a newby out.
Hi, I just moved to Perth and am unsure on if this spider is dangerous.
Can someone help me with:
- confirming what the spider is
- advising on if it is dangerous at all
Location is south of the river in Perth
Who is this guy with the furry sleeves?
Western Sydney. It's at my daughter's front steps and there are young kids.
Midwest, Western Australia.
Found this shiny gentleman / lady in a web in an upturned pot. Body shape like a red back or widow, but no colours I could see. Carlton VIC
I had a good quality video but I can only add images so I'll describe it. Same size as a house spider but with a metallic blue abdomen and dark red fangs.
Can anyone identify for me? I assume it is fairly common and not harmful. I’m just curious about who’s sharing my back yard. Wondering How he fits into my small backyard ecosystem.
fYI, I’m disabled, mostly bed bound. This year I upgraded to sitting on the back porch with coffee for half hour or so. Hoping that with the assistance of you good people to I can catalog some of the wildlife that visits me. Thank you in advance.
A winged arkys (Arkys alatus). I spotted my first Arkys this year and now I'm finding them everywhere! Now I just need to find an orange one lol
Hello friends. Some months ago I had a huntsman encounter where the spider behaved in a way I've never seen before or since. I've tried looking it up to see if it's normal, but the results were inconclusive.
I was sitting on my couch, and a huntsman was walking across the floor towards my TV. It wasn't going particularly fast, kinda just strutting, but every couple of steps it would do a little happy hop straight upwards. Not by much, just an inch or so. As far as I could tell it wasn't poisoned or injured, but it was still quite bizarre. It went under my TV cabinet and I don't think I ever saw it again.
Has anyone else seen a strutting hopping chill huntsman before?
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Not sure the specific type, but it pretty.
Alice Springs, NT