Image Gallery: Australian spiders

Australia's spiders come in a startling variety of colours, shapes and sizes. Some species make distinctive webs and many make silken retreats for protection or for their egg sacs and some even dig holes with elaborate silken triplines around the entrance.

A cobweb spider, Theridion sp. A cobweb spider, Theridion sp.
A common house spider, Achaearanea sp. A common house spider, Achaearanea sp.
A Jumping Spider's (Mopsus mormon) eyes A Jumping Spider's (Mopsus mormon) eyes
A Mullamullang Cave Spider A Mullamullang Cave Spider
A signal line spider, Metepeira sp. A signal line spider, Metepeira sp.
A Triangular Spider, Arkys sp A Triangular Spider, Arkys sp
An orb weaver spider An orb weaver spider
An undescribed marine spider An undescribed marine spider
Black House Spider on bark Black House Spider on bark
Black House Spider, Badumna sp. Black House Spider, Badumna sp.
Blue Mountains Funnel-web Spider, female Blue Mountains Funnel-web Spider, female
Brown Recluse Spider Brown Recluse Spider
Carrai Cave Spider, Progradungula carraiensis Carrai Cave Spider, Progradungula carraiensis
Cave spider, Stiphidion sp. Cave spider, Stiphidion sp.
Colourful Lynx Spider, Oxyopes Colourful Lynx Spider, Oxyopes
Comb-footed Platform Spider Achaearanea mundula Comb-footed Platform Spider Achaearanea mundula
Crinoline Spider, Stiphidion facetum Crinoline Spider, Stiphidion facetum
Eye shine from a Wolf Spider Eye shine from a Wolf Spider
Female Mouse Spider, Missulena sp Female Mouse Spider, Missulena sp
Female Wolf spider with young and egg sac Female Wolf spider with young and egg sac