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Sydney Funnel-web Spider (Atrax robustus)Observer
thebeachcomberDescription
Bug Boys
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Tawny Dwarf Tarantula (Megahexura fulva)Observer
ectothermistDescription
Hard to see the abdominal sclerites but I think they are present.
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Southern Coastal Dune Trapdoor Spider (Aptostichus simus)Observer
mhedinDescription
found under debris, stabilized dunes; these spiders build trapdoors using silk + sand
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Southern Coastal Dune Trapdoor Spider (Aptostichus simus)Observer
mhedinDescription
stabilized dunes
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Genus ApomastusObserver
alourosDescription
First one I’ve seen here. Heard of them being fairly common some decades ago
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Fenton's Funnelweb (Plesiothele fentoni)Observer
simongroveDescription
Trapdoor spider Plesiothele species, female, from Tarraleah, Tasmania, April 2017, collected by Dydee Mannflu, photographed at TMAG; provisional ID thanks to Rob Raven
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Tasmanian Funnelweb (Hadronyche venenata)Observer
simongroveDescription
Tasmanian funnel-web spider Hadronyche venenata, female, found under a log in a wet forest gully below Mount Nelson, Tasmania
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Australian Featherleg Tarantula (Selenotypus plumipes)Observer
coenobitaDescription
Some giant burrowing cockroach holes have surprises in them like this. The remain of the giant burrowing cockroach were present and the hole was not silk lined.
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Sydney Brown Trapdoor Spider (Arbanitis rapax)Observer
easyoceansDescription
No door on its hole, theres about 50 holes all over the grass, happy population i hope :)
