Layman's Guide to Narrogin Spiders
Spider Identification Tool
The aim of this tool is to help the average person to identify and learn about spider types that occur at home and in the bush. It is rough because many spiders look similar, males are often smaller, may look different to females, and leave their web or burrow to find females. Most spiders also hide during the day.
Click below: Was the spider found in a web, burrow, hiding or hunting in foliage, bark etc. or running around?
The aim of this tool is to help the average person to identify and learn about spider types that occur at home and in the bush. It is rough because many spiders look similar, males are often smaller, may look different to females, and leave their web or burrow to find females. Most spiders also hide during the day.
Click below: Was the spider found in a web, burrow, hiding or hunting in foliage, bark etc. or running around?
General spider information and references
Books
The current spider bible is "A Guide to the Spiders of Australia" , but for the average person I thoroughly recommend one starts with Lynne Kelly's book
"SPIDERS learning to love them". This is a great introduction to spiders with a wealth of information on their behaviour, and may even help people to overcome their arachnophobia.
For those who wish to fully appreciate the beauty of spiders I recommend "Spiders" by Genevieve Vallee.
Websites
you can check Western Australian spiders at these websites:-
Myrmician spiders of Western Australia
Esperance Fauna. Scroll down the list to first find spiders listed by families (some may be out of date), and further down to spiders listed by types.
For more detailed information:-
Spiders of Australia enables selection by images of spider types. some families are out of date.
Arachne website - more up to date but lists by families
Books
The current spider bible is "A Guide to the Spiders of Australia" , but for the average person I thoroughly recommend one starts with Lynne Kelly's book
"SPIDERS learning to love them". This is a great introduction to spiders with a wealth of information on their behaviour, and may even help people to overcome their arachnophobia.
For those who wish to fully appreciate the beauty of spiders I recommend "Spiders" by Genevieve Vallee.
Websites
you can check Western Australian spiders at these websites:-
Myrmician spiders of Western Australia
Esperance Fauna. Scroll down the list to first find spiders listed by families (some may be out of date), and further down to spiders listed by types.
For more detailed information:-
Spiders of Australia enables selection by images of spider types. some families are out of date.
Arachne website - more up to date but lists by families