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Spiders of Mt Gravatt Conservation Reserve

29-May-16 Spiders - ver 1.8 Page 1 of 16 Mt Gravatt Environment Group – www.megoutlook.wordpress.com

Compiled by: Michael Fox www.megoutlook.wordpress.com/flora-fauna/birds/ © 2015 Creative Commons – free use with attribution to Mt Gravatt Environment Group

Spiders

Actinopodidae Missulena occatoria Mouse Spider Treat with caution – aggressive if disturbed Type of trapdoor spider – short burrows in groups with floppy cover just above ground.

Araneidae Arachnura higginsi Scorpion-tailed Spider Size – male 3mm female 16mm Female

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Araneidae Argiope keyserlingi St Andrew's Cross Spider Female Common food of Friar birds

Araneidae Cyrtophora moluccensis Dome Tent Spider Large dome shaped web 30-60cm




Araneidae Cyrtophora parnasia Russian Tent Spider Small web up to 20cm




Araneidae Eriophora transmarina Garden Orb Weaver

Garden Orb Weavers build a web at night then hide in rolled-up leaves during the daytime.

(left) web outlined by morning dew

(right) night time photo of huge web stretched four metres across Farm Fire Trail.




Corinnidae Supunna albopunctatum Spotted Swift Spider Size – male 7mm female 9mm Feeds on small insects.




Deinopidae Deinopis subrufa Net-casting spider (left) topside (right) underside

Catches prey in a net held wide by front legs. Spider has excellent night-sight.

(left) egg sac




Lycosidae Lycosa obscuroides Dark Wolf Spider Female with egg sac Two species of Wolf Spider are predators of Cane Toads: Lycosa lapidosa – takes small toads Lycosa obscuroides – has been noted biting and killing a large Toad within one hour.




Nephilidae Nephila edulis Golden Orb Web Spider Female – topside and underside Web is made of gold coloured silk.

Male – about 1/10 size of female and sharing web




Oxyopidae Oxyopes sp. Common Lynx Spider Introduced species




Pisauridae Dendrolycosa icadia Tree Water Spider Size: male 10mm/female 8.5mm




Salticidae Mopsus mormon Northern Jumping Spider Aggressive hunters of insects and other spiders. Three pairs of eyes used in hunting. Size – male 12mm female 16mm (left) male – white ‘eye brows’ (right) female




Salticidae Opisthoncus parcedentatus Garden Jumping Spider

Sparassidae Heteropoda immanis Grey Huntsman Spider Eight eyes in two rows of four

Size – male 32mm female 45mm




Sparassidae Heteropoda jugulans Brown Huntsman Spider Size – male 19mm female 22mm

Sparassidae Isopoda sp. Giant Green Huntsman Spider Brown/fawn coloured with green colour in leg joints. Size – female 80mm




Tetragnathidae Leucauge dromedaria Silver Orb Spider Size – male 8mm female 11mm

Tomisidae Diaea evanida Flower Spider Size – male 4mm female 6mm




Tomisidae Thomisus spectabilis White Crab Spider Feeding on Crusader Bug - Mictis profana

Size – male 3mm female 11mm

Zodariidae Habronestes hunti 9-dotted Ground Spider Size – male 12mm female 14mm





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