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.
Spiders in Queensland Identification Chart
Common Spiders in Queensland
Biggest Spider in Queensland
Coastal Whistling Spider | — | — |
Most Dangerous Spiders in Queensland
Most Venomous Spiders
Orb-Weaver Spiders
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)
- Wet Tropics Funnel-web Spider (Hadronyche anzses)
- Conondale Funnel-web Spider (Hadronyche raveni)
Huntsman Spiders
- Lichen Huntsman Spider (Pandercetes gracilis)
House Spiders
Wolf Spiders
- Little Striped Wolf Spider (Venatrix furcillata)
Mouse Spiders
- Eastern Mouse Spider (Missulena bradleyi)
Comb-Footed Spiders
White‐Tailed Spiders
Australian Tarantulas
- Coastal Whistling Spider (Selenocosmia crassipes)
Less Venomous Spiders
Orb-Weaver Spiders
Cellar Spiders
Trapdoor Spiders
- Brisbane Trapdoor Spider (Arbanitis longipes)