Sydney Funnel-web Spider
Atrax robustus O. P. Cambridge, 1877
The Sydney Funnel-web Spider is one of the best known highly venomous spiders in the world.Its scientific name is Atrax ···
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Animals are classified from largest to smallest in the order: kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species. The animal kingdom contains all animals, and the phylum is further divided into phylums such as Chordata (vertebrates) and Arthropoda (insects, crabs). The class includes mammals, birds, etc., and the order is Primates and Carnivora.
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The scientific names of animals are named and classified using the binomial nomenclature system of biology. This system is based on a series of hierarchical structures, from the broadest to the most specific, including kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species. The following is the general structure of the scientific names of animals:
| Class | name | Example |
| Kingdom | Animalia | Homo sapiens、Canis lupus familiaris |
| Phylum | Chordata | Balaenoptera musculus、Aves |
| Class | Mammalia | Panthera tigris、whale |
| Order | Primates | Gorilla gorilla、Macaca mulatta |
| Family | Hominidae | Homo sapiens、Gorilla |
| Genus | Homo | Homo sapiens、Homo neanderthalensis |
| Species | Homo sapiens | Modern humans only |
This classification method helps biologists clearly understand and study the relationship between species, and promotes various biological studies.
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Sydney Brown Trapdoor Spider
Arbanitis rapax (representative brown trapdoor spider from the Sydney region)
The Sydney Brown Trapdoor Spider is a medium sized, burrow dwelling mygalomorph from eastern Australia.The name is commo···
Swift Spiders
Nyssus coloripes (representative species of the swift spiders group)
Swift Spiders are a group of small, fast moving ground spiders best known from Australia,where the familiar orange legge···
St Andrews Cross Spider
Argiope keyserlingi (and closely related cross-marked Argiope species)
The St Andrews Cross Spider is a striking orb-weaver best known for the bold“X”-shaped silk pattern it builds in the c···
Southern Sydney Funnel-web Spider
Atrax montanus Rainbow, 1914
The Southern Sydney Funnel-web Spider (Atrax montanus) is a large,highly venomous mygalomorph spider in the family Atrac···
Slater-eating Spider
Dysdera crocata C. L. Koch, 1838
The Slater-eating Spider is a ground-dwelling hunting spider that specialises in feeding onwoodlice and related crustace···
Silver Orb-weaving Spiders
Mainly family Araneidae (silver-patterned orb-weaving spiders such as some Argiope and Leucauge species)
Silver orb-weaving spiders are not a single species but a loose group oforb-weaver spiders with conspicuous silvery or m···
Scorpions
Order Scorpiones
Scorpions are arachnids in the order Scorpiones and represent one of the oldestlineages of land-dwelling predators, with···
Sac Spiders
Cheiracanthiidae (notably the genus Cheiracanthium)
Sac spiders are a broad group of spiders that build small silken retreats or “sacs” in which they rest,rather than rel···
Rufous Net-casting Spider
Asianopis subrufa (formerly Deinopis subrufa)
The Rufous Net-casting Spider (Asianopis subrufa, long known under theolder name Deinopis subrufa) is a distinctive memb···
Red-headed Mouse Spider
Missulena occatoria
The Red-headed Mouse Spider (Missulena occatoria) is a large Australian mouse spider in thefamily Actinopodidae. Males a···
Redback Spider
Latrodectus hasselti
The Redback Spider (Latrodectus hasselti) is one of Australia’s best-known venomous spiders.It belongs to the widow spi···
Newcastle Funnel-web Spider
Atrax christenseni
The Newcastle funnel-web spider (Atrax christenseni), nicknamed“Big Boy”, is a recently described species of Australia···
Net-casting Spiders
Deinopidae (e.g. Deinopis, Menneus)
Net-casting spiders are remarkable predators in the family Deinopidae. Instead of building alarge stationary orb web, th···
Mouse Spiders
Missulena (e.g. Missulena bradleyi)
Mouse spiders are mygalomorph spiders of the genus Missulena, found mainly in Australiaand nearby regions. They are robu···
Marbled Scorpion
Lychas marmoreus
The Marbled Scorpion commonly refers to small Australian scorpions with a mottled pattern, especiallythe Little Marbled ···
Magnificent Spider
Ordgarius magnificus
The Magnificent Spider (Ordgarius magnificus) is a striking bolas spider in the familyAraneidae, found in forests along ···
Lynx Spiders
Oxyopidae (e.g. Oxyopes, Peucetia)
Lynx spiders are active hunting spiders belonging to the family Oxyopidae.They are best known for their agility, good vi···
Leaf-curling Spiders
Araneidae (e.g. Phonognatha spp.)
Leaf-curling spiders are orb-weaving spiders that curl a leaf into a shelter within their web.They belong mainly to the ···
Jumping Spiders
Salticidae (e.g. Phidippus spp.)
Jumping spiders are members of the family Salticidae, famous for their excellent visionand agile jumps. Instead of relyi···
Huntsman Spiders
Sparassidae (e.g. Heteropoda spp.)
Huntsman spiders are large, fast-running spiders belonging mainly to the family Sparassidae.They are common in Australia···
Hackled Orb-weavers
Uloboridae (e.g. Uloborus spp.)
Hackled orb-weavers are spiders whose capture threads bear a distinctive woolly, “hackled” band of fine fibres.They be···
Ground Spiders
Gnaphosidae (e.g. Gnaphosa spp.)
Ground spiders are a broad group of mainly ground‑dwelling spiders, most commonly placed in the familyGnaphosidae. Rath···
Golden Orb‑weaving Spiders
Araneidae (e.g. Trichonephila spp.)
Golden orb‑weaving spiders are striking members of the family Araneidae that spin large orb webswith a characteristic g···
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