This page is designed for the spiders we have found around our house and kept for  few weeks to observe.

SWIFT GROUND SPIDER

12th January 2007

Found at Robina Hospital - GOLD COAST

OBSERVATIONS: Readily fed, unable to climb. Very fast.

Swift Ground Spider

Supunna picta

Identification Full size - 20 cent piece; leg diameter - pin. Spotted black head and body; legs black and orange. Habitat Gardens, open ground. Most common summer. Many species Australia-wide. Web Rover; very fast runner. Bite Mild local pain.   BROWN HUNTSMAN Found 31st January 2007 At our home on the GOLD COAST OBSERVATIONS: Only newly acquired but very fast mover. No food offered as yet.

Brown Huntsman

Heteropoda jugulans

Identification Full size - hand span; leg diameter - pin to "o". Mottled brown abdomen and legs; carapace (head) with black X. Crab-like legs. Fast. Hunts easily on ceilings or walls. Habitat Houses, forested areas, gardens, rainforest. Most common summer. Eastern Australia. Web Rover. Bite Ready biter; mild local pain     GOLDEN ORB SPIDER

Found in the courtyard on 31st January at our home on the GOLD COAST

OBSERVATIONS: Has built quite an impressive web and we are just leaving her be.

Golden Orb spider

Nephila edulis

Identification Full size hand plus; leg diameter at mid-point - letter "O". Long yellow and black legs. Habitat Warm moist areas - gardens, trees, paths. Most prevalent summer. Eastern Australia. Web Strong orb web; about 1 m; strung between trees, around sunny parts of buildings. Strong golden silk. Large web often traps small animals like Silvereyes. Bite Only if forced.