Many of our backyard buddies find their way inside our homes and take up temporary residence, and one of the most successful and ever-present is the Daddy-long-legs spider. Almost every house or shed in Australia has been home to the messy, tangled web of the Daddy-long-legs, especially as the weather begins to cool towards winter and the spiders seek warmth indoors. We remove them regularly on the end of a broom and put them …
What do Huntsman Spiders look like? Huntsman spiders are rather hairy and can be as wide as 15 cm. Their front legs are larger than the back ones and bend forwards like those of a crab. This shape also allows them to crawl in all directions very quickly. There are 94 known species of Huntsman
What do St Andrew’s Cross Spiders look like? The webs of St Andrew’s Cross Spiders are fascinating to look at because of their decorations. These spiders get their name from the bluish-white cross pattern that they create in the centre of their web, which looks like the St Andrew’s cross on the Scottish flag. The
What do trapdoor spiders look like? There are many different species of trapdoor spider. They are brown or black and can be up to 3.5 cm long. Some males look like they have large boxing gloves near their mouth. Trapdoor spiders look quite similar to the far more dangerous Funnel-web Spider. Both are large, dark
What do wolf spiders look like? Wolf spiders are often large and hairy. They are usually grey with brown or dark grey markings. Their eyes shine if you spot them under torchlight. They are anywhere between 1.2 to 5 centimetres in size. Where are wolf spiders found? Wolf spiders are found all over the world
