around 836 species of spiders are in australia.
around 836 species of spiders are in australia.
how many types of spiders are in australia?
around 836 species
australia has a number of highly venomous spiders, including the sydney funnel-web, its relatives in the family hexathelidae, and the redback spider, whose bites can be extremely painful and have historically been linked with deaths in medical records. most australian spiders do not have venom that is considered to be dangerously toxic. no deaths caused by spider bites in australia have been substantiated by a coronial inquest since 1979. there are sensationalised news reports regarding australian spiders that fail to cite evidence. "a field guide to spiders of australia" published by csiro publishing in 2017 featuring around 836 species illustrated with photographs of live animals, around 381 genera and 78 families, introduced significant updates to taxonomy from ramirez, wheeler and dmitrov
spiders of australia
australian spider families include: ambush-hunters (arkyidae), ant-eating spiders (zodariidae), armoured spiders (tetrablemmidae), assassin spiders (archaeidae), australian funnelweb spiders (hexathelidae), australian tarantulas (theraphosidae), brush-footed trapdoor spiders (barychelidae), cave cobweb spinners (nesticidae), comb-footed spiders (theridiidae), comb‐tailed spiders (hahniidae), cosmopolitan spider hunters (cithaeronidae), crab spiders (thomisidae), crevice weavers (filistatidae), curtain-web spiders (dipluridae), daddy long-legs spiders (pholcidae), diamond-headed spiders (stenochilidae), dwarf orb-weaving spiders (symphytognathidae), false wolf spiders (zoropsidae), fishing spiders (pisauridae), flatties (selenopidae), funnel weavers (agelenidae), goblin spiders (oonopidae), ground sac spiders (trachelidae), ground spiders (gnaphosidae), hackled-mesh weavers (amaurobiidae), hair-spike synotaxids (physoglenidae), huntsman spiders (sparassidae), intertidal and house spiders (desidae), jumping spiders (salticidae), lace-sheet weavers (psechridae), long-claw spiders (gradungulidae), long-jawed ground spiders (gallieniellidae), long-jawed spiders (tetragnathidae), long-spinneret speedsters (prodidominae), lynx spiders (oxyopidae), mesh-web spiders (dictynidae), midget ground weavers (ochyroceratidae), midget house spiders (oecobiidae), minute litter spiders (mysmenidae), money spiders (linyphiidae), mouse spiders (actinopodidae), net-casting spiders (deinopidae), orb-weavers (araneidae), pirate spiders (mimetidae), platform spiders (stiphidiidae), prowling spiders (miturgidae), ray spiders (theridiosomatidae), recluse spiders (sicariidae), red-and-black spiders (nicodamidae), running crab spiders (philodromidae), sac spiders (clubionidae), saddle-legged trapdoor spiders (ctenizidae), scuttling spiders (cycloctenidae), seashore spiders (anyphaenidae), shield spiders (malkaridae), six-eyed ground spiders (orsolobidae), slender sac spiders (eutichuridae), small swift spiders (phrurolithidae), southern hunting spiders (toxopidae), spiny‐legged sac spiders (liocranidae), spiny trapdoor spiders (idiopidae), spitting spiders (scytodidae), swift spiders and ant mimics (corinnidae), tasmanian cave spiders (austrochilidae), termite hunters (ammoxenidae), tiny orb-weavers (anapidae), tree sheet-web spiders (cyatholipidae), tree trapdoor spiders (migidae), tube-web spiders (segestriidae), two-tailed spiders (hersiliidae), unusual flatties (trochanteriidae), venomless spiders (uloboridae), wandering spiders (ctenidae), white‐tailed spiders (lamponidae), wide-clawed spiders (periegopidae), wishbone spiders (nemesiidae), wolf spiders (lycosidae), woodlouse hunters (dysderidae). of these 9 families are mygalomorph spiders, the remaining araneomorphs.
spiders of australia