Stanwellia sp. (genus)

Trapdoor Spider at Rosedale, NSW

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Identification history

	Stanwellia sp. (genus)	10 Jan 2025	NateKingsford
	Unverified	29 Nov 2018	jb2602

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Some sort of Trapdoor spider Mygalomorphae Burrows in dirt of cliff face next to beach. Looks a bit like Migolas p398 Spiders of Australia

2 comments

NateKingsford wrote:

25 Sep 2024

Nice observation! Are these two different spiders? The latter is definitely from the genus Arbanitis, but the former resembles that of a young Stanwellia.

The one in the open is younger in age, while the other in the burrow looks much older.

jb2602 wrote:

25 Sep 2024

On the night, they were very conspicuous with multiple spiders poking their legs out of burrows. The disappointing thing is that I have been back to (where I think) the location is on multiple occasions but have found absolutely no trace of them! Just have to try harder to get better images. See also https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/64099849 for similar conclusions

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Location information

Coordinates 150.227474 -35.810413
Places Rosedale, NSW

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
2 Oct 2018 09:44 PM Recorded on
jb2602 Recorded by
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jb2602 NatureMapr South Coast Trapdoor, Funnelweb or Mouse spiders (Mygalomorphae) Spiders

Species information

Stanwellia sp. (genus) Scientific name
Trapdoor Spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 768m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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