Animals

Salticidae (e.g. Phidippus spp.)

Jumping spiders are members of the family Salticidae, famous for their excel···

Sparassidae (e.g. Heteropoda spp.)

Huntsman spiders are large, fast-running spiders belonging mainly to the fam···

Uloboridae (e.g. Uloborus spp.)

Hackled orb-weavers are spiders whose capture threads bear a distinctive woo···

Gnaphosidae (e.g. Gnaphosa spp.)

Ground spiders are a broad group of mainly ground‑dwelling spiders, most co···

Araneidae (e.g. Trichonephila spp.)

Golden orb‑weaving spiders are striking members of the family Araneidae tha···

Lycosidae (e.g. Lycosa spp.)

Garden wolf spiders are ground‑dwelling members of the family Lycosidae tha···

Araneidae (e.g. Eriophora spp.)

Garden orb‑weaving spiders are a loose group of species within the family A···

Portia fimbriata

The Fringed Jumping Spider (Portia fimbriata) is a member of the family Salt···

Phryganoporus candidus

OverviewThe Foliage Webbing Spider, Phryganoporus candidus, is a small socia···

Thomisidae (e.g., Misumena, Thomisus and other flower-dwelling genera)

Flower spiders, often called flower crab spiders, are members of the family ···

Urodacus yaschenkoi

In Australia, the name Desert Scorpion commonly refers to the Yellow Desert ···

Pholcus phalangioides (and related cellar spiders)

Daddy-long-legs Spider in household contexts usually refers to the cellar / ···

Steatoda grossa (and similar Steatoda spp.)

Cupboard spiders commonly refer to comb‑footed spiders of the family Therid···

Theridiidae (e.g., Parasteatoda, Steatoda)

Comb‑footed platform spiders refer to members of the family Theridiidae tha···

Progradungula carraiensis

The Carrai Cave Spider (Progradungula carraiensis) is a cave‑dwelling gradu···

Urodacus manicatus

The Black Rock Scorpion (Urodacus manicatus) belongs to the Australian famil···

Badumna insignis

The Black House Spider (Badumna insignis) is a desid spider native to Austra···

Araneidae (notably Celaenia excavata)

Bird‑dropping spiders are orbweavers that masquerade as bird droppings. The···

Neosparassus (family Sparassidae)

Badge huntsman spiders primarily refer to the Australian genus Neosparassus ···

Theraphosidae (e.g., Selenocosmia, Phlogius, Selenotholus, Selenotypus)

Australian tarantulas, locally known as whistling spiders, belong to the fam···

Atracidae (notably Atrax, Hadronyche, Illawarra)

Australian funnel‑web spiders chiefly refer to the family Atracidae, includ···

Zodariidae (e.g., Zodarion; plus some myrmecomorphic salticids)

Ant‑eating spiders commonly refers to Zodariidae and related ant‑specialis···

Vombatus ursinus

The common wombat (Vombatus ursinus) is a burrowing marsupial of Vombatidae ···

Hynobius formosanus

Hynobius formosanus—the Formosan salamander—is a Taiwan‑endemic hynobiid ···

Amphiprioninae (genus Amphiprion; some systems merge Premnas into Amphiprion)

Amphiprioninae—the clownfishes/anemonefishes—is a subfamily of Pomacentrid···

Pterois volitans

Pterois volitans—the red lionfish—is a scorpionfish (family Scorpaenidae) ···

Clupeidae (notably Sardina, Sardinops, Sardinella)

Sardines are small, schooling, oily fishes of the family Clupeidae, notably ···

Balistoides conspicillum

Balistoides conspicillum—the clown triggerfish—is a member of the Balistid···

Synanceia verrucosa

The reef stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa) is a member of the Synanceiidae and···

Hippocampus (pygmy complex)

Pygmy seahorses are miniaturised Hippocampus noted for extreme crypsis and m···