by Peter Rowland | Friday, October 16, 2020
Beautiful Badge Huntsman Scientific Name: Neosparassus calligaster Size: TL 20mm What does it look like? The Beautiful Badge Huntsman is a large, long legged spider, with a conspicuous shield shaped ‘badge’ on the underside of the abdomen. Generally orange-brown to...
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, October 22, 2020
Black House Spider Scientific Name: Badumna insignis Size: Total Length 19mm What does it look like? The Black House Spider appears dark brownish or greyish to blackish, with a white flecked pattern on the dorsal surface. The female has a large bulbous abdomen, while...
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, October 22, 2020
Black-headed Sugar Ant Scientific Name: Camponotus nigriceps Size: Total Length 8-14mm What does it look like? The Black-headed Sugar Ant has a black head and abdomen (gaster), remainder of body brownish. Body smooth with sparse short hairs, longer and most numerous...
by Peter Rowland | Saturday, October 17, 2020
Common Brown Trapdoor Scientific Name: Misgolas gracilis Size: Carapace Length 8.82 mm What does it look like? The Common Brown Trapdoor Spider is generally dark brown, usually with paler brown bands on the abdomen, and with a fine covering of paler brown hairs on the...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Common Methana Scientific Name: Methana marginalis Size: Total Length 25-30mm What does it look like? The Common Methana is typically dark brown to reddish-brown, with conspicuous broad cream edges along the edges of the body, wings (adult) and extending to the front...
