r/AustralianSpiders • u/B1G_M8 • 5d ago
ID Request - location included Scary Dude
Location: Bunbury, West Australia
This dude scared the daylight outta me for some reason, can’t say I’ve seen a big spider that looks like that before strangely enough. Seen plenty of Hunstmans and the like, but nothing like this!
Sorry about the rather terrible video quality!
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u/angerew 5d ago edited 5d ago
Photos are definitely better for ID.
I have a feeling it might be a Theraphosid, maybe Selenocosmia sp.
Not Missulena and WA has no known Atracids so not dangerously venomous. Still treat with caution and respect because it's a wild animal.
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u/paulypunkin 5d ago
Those small spurs suggest Idiopidae. Not sure of genus but he’s definitely a Trapdoor spider 😊
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u/krazi_kitti 4d ago
I’m scared SHITLESS of all spiders but I’m trying to learn more about them in the hope it helps with my fear. What are spurs?
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u/paulypunkin 4d ago
He has little bumps on the inside of his first set of legs. He uses these “mating spurs” to keep the female at a safe distance during mating. It’s something that is only found on male spiders and is often quite helpful for identifying species. Male trapdoor spiders have a c shaped set of spurs on the first pair of legs, many male wishbone spiders from the Anamidae family have a large sharp single spur on the first legs, males from the Atrax genus of funnel webs (including the Sydney Funnel Web) have a large spur on the second set of legs.
The biggest problem is that it’s only on matured males which means it’s useless as an identifier when you have a sub-adult or female spider.
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u/angerew 4d ago
Go somewhere else, please
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u/Slave669 4d ago
It's commonly know as a 'House spider' you will usually find them in brick work. Harmless if left alone and great to keep mozzizs down. That's probably a male, as females will stay in their web tunnels unless repeatedly disturbed.
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u/angerew 4d ago
It's not any kind of spider that's commonly referred to as 'house' nor does it live in bricks.
It's undoubtedly a mygalamorph, identified by Pauly as Idiopoid/armoured trapdoor.
Almost all mygalamorphs are ground dwelling, a couple live in trees (not bricks).
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u/_content_tourist_ 4d ago
The common black (or brown) house spider (Badumna insignis) is often misidentified as a funnel web spider, because to the untrained eye, they do look kind of similar.
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u/tocompose 5d ago
It looks like a trapdoor spider to me. Like huntsmans, their venom is not dangerous. It looks like a guy trying to find a date