Spider Monitoring
Using spiders as indicators of ecosystem health and habitat quality.
Using spiders as indicators of ecosystem health and habitat quality.
web2spider Toolkit (pdf | 3.5 Mbs)
A scientific toolkit developed by the Australian Museum to monitor spider diversity in the local environment by observing web types.
web2spider Identification Guide: Web Types
Image gallery showing images of orb and non-orb webs for use with the Web2spider toolkit.
web2spider Identification Guide: Spiders
Image gallery showing images of spiders that make a variety of webs.
Spider Identification Chart (pdf | 157 Kbs)
Spider identification of venomous and dangerous spiders most commonly found in homes, their habitat areas, venom toxicity and spider bite first aid procedures.
Spider Monitoring Instructions (pdf | 152 Kbs)
Adapted from Gollan et al. 2010 and Web2Spider guides.