- Stanwellia Flinders Island
- Stanwellia sp. Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke Melbourne VIC
- Stanwellia sp. Cranbourne, Cranbourne VIC. 30mm
- Nebular Trapdoor Spider (Stanwellia nebulosa), Williamstown SA, 30mm
- Stanwellia sp. Trafalgar, Trafalgar VIC. 25mm
- Stanwellia sp. Coburg, Coburg VIC, 25mm
Stanwellia is the only Australian genus in the family Pycnothelidae. It is very common in Victoria and also found other southern Australian states and islands. Stanwellia is a genus of large and common ground-dwelling spiders often encountered by gardeners digging soil or moving rocks, sometimes misidentified as a Sydney Funnelweb Spider (which only occurs in NSW). They make silk-lined burrows without a trapdoor up to 40 cm deep in soft earth. The venom is not known to cause medical problems. ♀ 35 mm ♂ 25 mm
Stanwellia Flinders Island
Photo Robert Whyte
Stanwellia sp. Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke Melbourne VIC
Stanwellia sp. Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke Melbourne VIC. very long-legged species 25-30mm Cael Gallery
Stanwellia sp. Cranbourne, Cranbourne VIC. 30mm
Cael Gallery
Nebular Trapdoor Spider (Stanwellia nebulosa), Williamstown SA, 30mm
Cael Gallery
Stanwellia sp. Trafalgar, Trafalgar VIC. 25mm
Cael Gallery
Stanwellia sp. Coburg, Coburg VIC, 25mm
Cael Gallery
