This is a red-headed male. Aggressive. The all black females are timid & often confused with the funnel-web but can be distinguished by blunt spinnerets on rear of abdomen. Deep painful poisonous bite.

Note 2.

Black House Spider

Common in sheds, under house eaves and around windows where it forms tunnel webs finishing outside with a funnel shape. Extremely timid, they are experts at escaping the housekeeper's broom to return and build anew. Their behaviour makes bites uncommon but bites are painful and can cause illness and complications.

Note 2.

Sydney Funnel-Web

One of a number of genus & species that make up this group. All are aggressive and potentially deadly. All funnel-webs have a black mid body and long spinnerets tapering to a point on the back of the abdomen. Seek immediate medical advice if bitten.

Note 1.

Wolf Spider

This image shows a female carrying young on her body. This is a common name for many different species. Most are ground dwellers, living under leaves and rocks. All hunt at night, are very fast and get their name from the way they run down their prey. Not aggressive but bite may be painful.

Note 2.

Redback Spider

Common in roof areas, gutters, sheds & gardens and under garden furniture. Commonly adults are black with a red marking on top of the abdomen. Untidy web may contain white pea-size egg sacs. Potentially dangerous. No deaths recorded since 1954 when anti-venom introduced. Seek medical advice if bitten.

Note 1.

North QLD Jumping Spider

This colourful fellow attacks by jumping onto his prey. Another beautiful part of the Queensland scenery. Not considered dangerous to humans.

Sac Spider

So named for the sac like tube of web they inhabit during the daytime. They are night hunters and aggressive delivering a painful bite that can result in illness and complications.

Note 2.

Huntsman

This common name covers around 100 different species. Most live outside under bark and hunt prey at night. They often enter houses but are usually timid and placid. Bites are rare but may be painful and even bleed.

White Tail

There are dozens of named species. These night-hunting ground dwellers will enter houses. Not common in Queensland. A cautious hunter. Rare proven bites generally reported as painless or itching. Numerous press reports of widespread necrocis (dying tissue) from their bite have not been substantiated.

Note 2.

St Andrew's Cross

These are a range of colourful spiders that share a similarity in their web building. Found outside at night in their orb web where they construct a dense St Andrews Cross at the middle of which the spider awaits the arrival of dinner. Completely harmless.

Note 1 - Bite potentially lethal (Especially Children)
Seek medical Attention

Note 2 - Bite can cause pain and other illness

Common precautions:

The bite of any animal or any skin puncture has the potential to cause unexpected reactions in individuals or to infect with dangerous organisms. Always be alert for adverse reactions to any injury.

Images courtesy Mr. Doug Wallace of Rockhampton and Dr Robert Raven, Queensland Museum.
Redback image: Keith Ireland, Rockhampton.