Spider Control - Management & Treatment

Spiders are animals belonging to the class known as Arachnida (order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom.  They have 2 parts to the main body: hard front part, the head and thorax, called the cephalothorax or prosoma; soft hind part, the abdomen, called the opisthosoma.

They have a narrow stalk or waist called the pedicel joining the cephalothorax and opisthosoma.  They always have 8 legs and 2 palps (used for grooming and feeding) attached to the cephalothorax. They have no wings or antennae, although the palps at the front act like antennae.

Are Spiders found in Sydney dangerous?

All spiders are venomous, however some are also potentially dangerous.

Spiders that are deadly and dangerous in Sydney include:

• Red-back Spider - Above Ground - close to the ground.
• Funnel Web Spider - Ground Dwelling
• White Tailed Spider - Found in the Garden and Indoors

Spiders that are toxic and poisonous in Sydney include:

• Mouse Spider - Ground dwelling
• Black House Spider - Above the Ground - Web weaving
• Wolf Spider - Ground Dwelling

Spiders that are a lower risk to humans in Sydney include:

• Huntsman Spider - Ground Dwelling - Some prefer to live above ground
• Trap Door Spider - Ground Dwelling
• St Andrews Cross Spider - Above the Ground - Web Weaving
• Garden Orb Spider - Above the Ground - Web Weaving

Click here to view Spiders in the House and Garden Fact Sheet

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