0121: Triangular Spider
Arkys walckanaeri
WA
0122: Wrap-around Spider
Dolophanes sp
Norseman, WA

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0123: Barychelid Spider
Idiommata sp.
Little Sandy Desert, WA
0124: Funnelweb Spider
Hadronyche formidabalis
Northern N.S.W & Qld
0125: Centralian White-tail Spider
Lampona sp.
Little Sandy Desert, WA
0126: Giant Trapdoor Wolf Spider
Lycosa species
Vernon Station Gascoyne Region, WA
0127: Wolf Spider
‘Lycosa’ sp
Mt. Whaleback, WA
0128: Desert Sac Spider
Miturga sp.
Little Sandy Desert, WA
0129: South-western Red and Black Spider
Nicodamus mainae
Southwest Western WA
0138: Theraphosid Spider
Phlogiellus sp.
Qld
   
  ARACHNIDS
(Australian Spiders #1)		    
     
  Australian spiders today have ancestries that derive from 3 sources – The ancient great
southern supercontinent of Gondwana (Australia, Africa, India, South America); the continent when isolated (Australia for most of its disconnected history); and when it came into contact with Asian influences as it drifted north (Australia in recent geological times).
Australia has a rich spider fauna with most of the World’s Families represented in it’s fauna, as well as a handful of small Families unique to the region. Among these are included some of the world’s most beautiful spiders – peacock jumping spiders. Not only are the colours of the mature males sensational, the semaphore courtship dancing techniques are as complicated as those of many birds.

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