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| Saint Andrews Orb spider |
St Andrew's Cross Spider, Argiope keyserlingi.
This spider is often found in the garden along the east coast of Australia. It's destinct web cross-shaped web decorations are where it gets it's name.
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| Huntsman Spider. |
Australian Huntsman spiders belong to the Family Sparassidae (formerly Heteropodidae). You will find these spiders in all parts of Australia. They don't spin webs as they actively seek out or hunt for their food/prey. This can be anything from bugs to small lizards or even mice.
Redback Spiders are found throughout Australia and are common in disturbed and urban areas. Female Redback Spiders are black (occasionally brownish) with an obvious orange to red longitudinal stripe on the upper abdomen, with the red stripe sometimes being broken, and an "hourglass" shaped red/orange spot on the underside of the abdomen. Redback bites occur frequently, particularly over the summer months. Common early symptoms are pain (which can become severe), sweating (always including local sweating at bite site), muscular weakness, nausea and vomiting. Antivenom is available. No deaths have occurred since its introduction.
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