Spiders in Queensland

Queensland has a wide variety of spiders in its various environments. Most areas with greenery and shrubbery include about 700 spider species. Though several of them contain venom deadly enough to incapacitate a man, like the redback spider, they are generally not aggressive creatures. The activity of most spiders peaks during the summer.

Common Spiders: Black House Spider, Long Bodied Cellar Spider

Biggest Spider: Coastal Whistling Spider

Most Dangerous Spiders: Redback Spider, White-tailed Spider, Garden Orb Web Spider

Most Venomous

Orb-Weaver Spiders

• Garden Orb Web Spider (Eriophora pustulosa)
• Giant Golden Orb Spider (Nephila pilipes)

Funnel-web Spiders

• Toowoomba Funnel-web Spider (Hadronyche infensa)
• Greater Lamington Funnel-web Spider (Hadronyche valida)
• Lesser Lamington Funnel-web Spider (Hadronyche lamingtonensis)
• Monteith’s Funnel-web Spider (Hadronyche monteithi)
• Northern Rivers Funnel-web Spider (Hadronyche formibabilis)
• Wet Tropics Funnel-web Spider (Hadronyche anzses)
• Conondale Funnel-web Spider (Hadronyche raveni)

Huntsman Spiders

• Lichen Huntsman Spider (Pandercetes gracilis)

House Spiders

• Black House Spider (Badumna insignis)

Wolf Spiders

• Little Striped Wolf Spider (Venatrix furcillata)

Mouse Spiders

• Eastern Mouse Spider (Missulena bradleyi)

Comb-Footed Spiders

• Redback Spider (Latrodectus hasselti)

White‐Tailed Spiders

• White-tailed Spider (Lampona cylindrata)

Australian Tarantulas

• Coastal Whistling Spider (Selenocosmia crassipes)

Less Venomous

Orb-Weaver Spiders

• St. Andrews Cross Spider (Argiope keyserlingi)

Cellar Spiders

• Long Bodied Cellar Spider (Pholcus phalangioides)

Trapdoor Spiders

• Brisbane Trapdoor Spider (Arbanitis longipes)