You are never far from a spider, especially in Australia where we have over 2000 species Spiders are found in every habitat around the world except polar regions, the highest mountains and in the oceans.
Spiders are Arachnids, animals that have:
- eight walking legs
- two main body parts
- jaws adapted for tearing or piercing prey
- simple eyes
- a skeleton outside the body
A collection of spiders found in Sydney backyards
Net-casting spider with lunch Net-casting Spider Net-casting Spider Spider in web Spider on bottlebrush Spider in Lomandra flower spike St Andrews Cross Spider St Andrews Cross Spider St Andrews Cross Spider Spiderlings Spiderlings Leaf-curling Spider Leaf-curling Spider Leaf Curling Spider Golden Orb Weaving Spider Spider Egg Sac Garden Orb Weaver Rainforest Spider diorama Desert Arachnid diorama
All images copyright Karen Player
Try the Web2spider Toolkit is designed to monitor the abundance and diversity of spiders.
