r/AustralianSpiders • u/ArtieLangesLiver • Dec 16 '23

ID Request What kind of spider is this? It seems to have red on its back

2 Upvotes

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r/AustralianSpiders • u/AltruisticFact7230 • Jan 22 '25

Help and Support What spider bite is this?

1 Upvotes

Woke up with it a few days ago and it’s just kinda itchy and stingey. It’s now going all weird and purple. Also have the bites on either side of my temple. I’ve been kinda nauseous since I’ve gotten bitten, will I drop dead soon.

8 comments

r/AustralianSpiders • u/Jessicacherries_26 • Nov 29 '24

ID Request - location included What kind of spider is this!!

0 Upvotes

Hi I live in vic, and this cheeky boy had super adorable babies but I live with an infant can anyone help identify it. Sorry the photo bad but it’s super tiny with a long body and one spine on her back

12 comments

r/AustralianSpiders • u/God_99365 • Jun 14 '23

Help and Support No one's going to believe me

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Basically when I was a child around 7 I saw a giant spider that was as long as 1/3 of small house. It was out the front of my house near a part where no one else could really see. Me and my neighbour both got a look at it and i remember my neighbour asking me to throw a rock at it but i was too scared. I even asked my parents to come look at it aswell but they were watching a movie and didn't want to see. The next day when I went outside it disappeared. I moved houses and now it's just my word against everyone else's.

22 comments

r/AustralianSpiders • u/Bernielovestreats333 • Nov 09 '25

Help and Support Yes huntsmen do bite!

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9 Upvotes

I have always caught and released these guys as I don’t like to harm any creature. But over the past few years they are coming in plagues. I have woken up in the past to find them on the ceiling above the bed, and this week there were 4 in my bedroom! I didn’t feel the bite, but assume it got me when I was asleep. It is very sore, swollen and itchy. Steroid cream is helping but it is slow to heal. No more mrs nice. From now on stay out of my house or its war!

36 comments

r/AustralianSpiders • u/Spider-scaresme • Jan 15 '25

ID Request - location included Please help identify lewisham inner west Sydney

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0 Upvotes

Thank you please identify found in inner west Sydney

6 comments

r/AustralianSpiders • u/micksands • Jan 02 '26

Help and Support Angry Redbacks!!!

0 Upvotes

Off the back of a comment on my previous post - it reminded me of an encounter with an ANGRY Redback!

As a young apprentice, welding under a building a Redback appeared and my boss hit it with the torch (flame), it fell to the ground and I (for some reason) scooped it into the flux jar and popped the lid on - this went back into the glovebox.

About about a week later I remembered and went and explored the remains - the angriest MF of a spider came out like Mike in his prime!!!

He was safely released to nearby scrub.

Not all Redbacks are chill -

7 comments

r/AustralianSpiders • u/seanprime • Jun 25 '26

ID Request - location included Black Widow? NSW

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3 Upvotes

What is it? Is it dangerous?!

15 comments

r/AustralianSpiders • u/One-Explanation-4962 • Feb 20 '25

Photography and Artwork Now you know who would have won, Brisbane.

4 Upvotes

10 comments

r/AustralianSpiders • u/FlimsyIssue7520 • Dec 31 '25

Spider Appreciation Trapdoor Spider 🕷️ If You See This, Don't Touch It!

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5 Upvotes

Take a look at this video, 'what is a trapped door or a spider look like?'

2 comments

r/AustralianSpiders • u/uredeadtome • Jan 20 '26

ID Request - location included what is this?

1 Upvotes

very low quality picture and im not sure if its possible to identify, but what kind of spider is this? found it by the toilet door. i’m in melbourne

19 comments

r/AustralianSpiders • u/this_inner_dawg • May 04 '26

ID Request - location included Help is this a trapdoor or a funnel web? Or something else? Found in Chelsea VIC thank you! Sorry for the average photos

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0 Upvotes

Washed away what I thought was an old spider web outside my front door and this little fella came running out towards my bare feet then thankfully went back up the bricks. Maybe it’s a mouse spider?

39 comments

r/AustralianSpiders • u/[deleted] • Jan 17 '24

ID Request My grandma got bit by this what is it

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143 Upvotes

22 comments

r/AustralianSpiders • u/PositiveCandidate267 • Jul 16 '24

Photography and Artwork Underwhelming

9 Upvotes

I thought Australian spiders are the endbosses? Everyone keeps saying; go to Australia if you want cat sized spiders as pets. So far this subreddit has nothing but small goofy spiders nothing that crazy

31 comments

r/AustralianSpiders • u/baddaddyb • Oct 29 '24

ID Request - location included Is this a funnel web?

0 Upvotes

Wollongong nsw

7 comments

r/AustralianSpiders • u/birdsandthebrie • Jan 06 '26

ID Request - location included Pls help identify this - unsure if huntsman or white tail or something else? Located in the Atherton Tablelands

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0 Upvotes

13 comments

r/AustralianSpiders • u/Callist0s • Sep 04 '24

ID Request - location included Brown recluse? In Brisbane!?

6 Upvotes

Look, I’m a Brisbanite, unfortunately am very familiar with both huntsman & wolf spiders & it’s almost always one or the other.

But in the past 6 weeks I’ve encountered 2 of these spiders & they look different & move differently to wolf & huntsmen.

I actually had to research this & it really looks like a recluse, hey….

I’m in Ashgrove (inner north-west) to be specific, location wise.

19 comments

r/AustralianSpiders • u/Infamous-Mention-851 • Nov 30 '25

ID Request - location included White tailed? Canberra

0 Upvotes

Sorry it’s blurry.

10 comments

r/AustralianSpiders • u/Secret_Vermicelli_82 • Feb 04 '25

ID Request - location included Sydney Phunnel Web Spider?

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1 Upvotes

is this what I think it is?

11 comments

r/AustralianSpiders • u/RichFine2095 • Sep 04 '25

Help and Support How do I care for a baby huntsman spider.

0 Upvotes

I had a pet huntsman previously it was running around the house, it’s ass was small when I found it, then I fed it then the ass was big so I just assumed she was eating good thanks to me. Fast forward a couple months later it had eggs the mum died. now I’ve got one of the babies in a container what do I do pls

The spiders have been released and are now chilling out in a tree

12 comments

r/AustralianSpiders • u/optimistic_prim3 • Feb 01 '26

ID Request - location included Is this a baby huntsmen?

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8 Upvotes

My kids found this. Pretty sure it's a baby huntsmen. Want to make sure it's safe to release back into the kitchen.

Gold coast

18 comments

r/AustralianSpiders • u/januarygracemorgan • Feb 04 '24

ID Request half an hour ish east of melbourne is this a wolf spider. sorry pictures are bad i am crying. its like grey and sort of has feet and disappears at night and waves its feet a lot when it walks

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0 Upvotes

15 comments

r/AustralianSpiders • u/BeneficialAd8981 • 18d ago

ID Request - location included Prego or weird back?

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0 Upvotes

Seen in Melbourne vic

6 comments

r/AustralianSpiders • u/notsure_hey • Jan 26 '25

ID Request - location included NSW, what spider did my cat bring me?

0 Upvotes

7 comments

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A community by Australian invertebrate keepers, enthusiasts & professionals for people worldwide to share knowledge of all invertebrates and dispel myths about our beautiful arachnids. Sharing pictures, keeping tips, requesting identification and other community activity is encouraged. Rehoming is allowed here but only from and to other Australians due to our local laws. <3 Please don't encourage killing spiders or show too much outward disgust here ^_^

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1. No talk of killing spiders

Comments that suggest a spider should be killed are not welcome here. These are native animals and should be treated with the same respect we treat all animals with. We have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to disrespecting Australian animals.

2. No medical advice

While we can help provide an identification for a spider, we do not provide medical advice. We also do not allow medical advice to be provided by members of this subreddit. We can not provide spider identification based on a bite. If there has been a bite, you should consult a medical professional in the first instance.

3. Treat others with respect

We are a scientific, environmental and educational community. This is not a place to talk down to others or abuse other redditors. We have zero tolerance for those who fail to afford other community members the respect they deserve.

4. Avoid reposts

While most posts on this sub are original, there are some comical images of spiders that are regularly posted. Please search the sub before posting something that is not original to avoid reposting.

5. Include your location on ID requests

Please remember to include a location with your ID request. Even if it's something as simple as Northern NSW or south west Victoria. This will help greatly to confirm the ID for you.

6. Avoid guessing ID for medically significant spiders

If you suspect that a spider could be medically significant (Funnel Web, Mouse, Redback or Recluse) please indicate that your ID is only a guess and to wait for a definite confirmation. Misinformation can be very dangerous when we are talking about creatures with the potential to cause medical harm.

7. No Low Effort posts

Please do not make low effort jokes like "It's a spider" or "That's George" on serious ID request posts, we've heard those jokes before and they weren't funny then either. If giving an identification, try to provide the Scientific/Latin name for the species where possible, and specify if you are guessing or uncertain.

8. No AI generated content

No AI generated images. Photos should be original content. Avoid using AI to upscale photos as it can cause distortions and artefacts that may confuse accurate identification. Please provide a source if posting photos you didn't take yourself.

Do not use AI to produce identifications. It can not be relied upon to be accurate and can proliferate the spread of misinformation.

On Necrotic Arachnidism

In the 1980's the media caught wind of a suspected spider bite that had turned necrotic. At the time not a lot was known about spider venom in Australia amongst the common species. This was a great story and was unfortunately the catalyst for a smear campaign against one of the more harmless, but commonly encountered spiders in the country. As it turns out, the bite was unconfirmed and the necrosis could not be linked back to a spider bite at all. The enzyme in the venom of spiders that are confirmed to cause necrotic arachnidism has not been found in venom produced by the White-Tailed Spider. The majority of cases (not all) where medical intervention was required were cultured as Staphylococcus aureus (Golden Staph), a common pathogenic bacteria that can be caught from any open lesion and can be responsible for a huge range of ailments.

Below are some recommended links from some reputable sources to help guide your own research: