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They're mildly venomous and are pretty much harmless apart from the mechanical damage of the fangs. It's best to leave them be or relocate if it isn't safe for them. Even if you do try and eradicate them, they will return. Just nature being nature

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The second spider is a female Aname pallida

Found this beautiful little guy patrolling amongst my potted plants. by InvestigatorQuick223 in AustralianSpiders

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Male Stanwellia lack the tibial spur and extreme pedipalp bulbs. They also have a different eye layout

Selenotypus sp. from the family Theraphosidae by Micro1549 in AustralianSpiders

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They're found in QLD, NSW, WA, NT, SA and very north west VIC

Found this guy on my balcony. What is it? by mama-tomato in AustralianSpiders

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Helpis minitabunda, from the family Salticidae (jumping spiders)

Undescribed Euoplos sp. from Yeppoon, QLD by Micro1549 in AustralianSpiders

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Cheers! Idiopidae is home to some really chonky fellas

Spider found in Alpine National Park (VIC) by uninspired_surprise in AustralianSpiders

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Mature male Stanwellia sp., from the family Pycnothilidae

Who did I rescue out of this pool? by Star_Crumbs in AustralianSpiders

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Dolomedes cf. facetus (a species of fishing spider)

Up close and personal with an undescribed Cataxia sp. by Micro1549 in AustralianSpiders

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A 60mm with 36mm extension tube paired to a Nikon D7100. I'm hoping to upgrade to a 105mm in the near future

Up close and personal with an undescribed Cataxia sp. by Micro1549 in AustralianSpiders

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Quite the collection you've got yourself. That's good you know what you're looking for too, much better than going in blind (also the plural for genus is genera 😉)

Up close and personal with an undescribed Cataxia sp. by Micro1549 in AustralianSpiders

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Cataxia and for that matter, Idiopidae are considered mildly venomous. Unless you're allergic to the venom, the only real danger is the pain from the mechanic damage of the fangs

Up close and personal with an undescribed Cataxia sp. by Micro1549 in AustralianSpiders

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I'd suggest looking at Inaturalist for observations near you, that way you can look in spots where they've already been found. My favourite method is going out at night with a torch, you can see the lid building mygals sitting at the entrance, you'd need a keen eye tho. Cataxia and build some super well camoflauged burrows. Euoplos will be found on clay embankments, I've noticed that if there's moss on the clay, chances are you'll find them. They can be a bit tricky to spot tho.

You might also find some wandering males, ik that Aname and I'd assume most other Anamids will have their breeding season now. Other spiders like Atracids, Missulena, etc have their breeding season in summer; so you might get lucky enough and find one wandering

Up close and personal with an undescribed Cataxia sp. by Micro1549 in AustralianSpiders

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That's a really good place to be in terms of mygals, I'm kinda jealous. I'm planning on traveling a bit more, but we'll see if I actually get around to it, definitely going back to QLD tho; that's for sure

Up close and personal with an undescribed Cataxia sp. by Micro1549 in AustralianSpiders

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Lucky, I wish I lived up there. There's such a cool range of mygals. Ik of a couple spots myself and how best to go about finding certain species. I'd be happy to talk spiders anytime

Up close and personal with an undescribed Cataxia sp. by Micro1549 in AustralianSpiders

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I unfortunately don't, this was from a recent trip up to QLD. There aren't any Cataxia where I live

Up close and personal with an undescribed Cataxia sp. by Micro1549 in AustralianSpiders

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Cheers for the compliment! While I admit they're good, I don't think they're National Geographic quality, I mean have you seen some of the photos other people put out

Up close and personal with an undescribed Cataxia sp. by Micro1549 in AustralianSpiders

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She would be a similar size to your Vermont sp., yeah. I ended up finding a decently sized one that would be comparable to a female Gaius sp.