The Trapdoor Spider got its name from the silky lid that it builds to seal the entery to its burrow which looks like a trap door. Unlike funnel-web spiders , the burrows of the Sydney … Read More

Net-casting spiders are a garden Spider commonly seen on shrubs in gardens and bushland around Sydney. they have to be one of the most interesting spiders known in the gardenwith there unique way of hunting … Read More

The Daddy Long-legs Spider belongs to a group known as the tangle-web spiders, of which there are 12 Australian species. There is a persistent belief that the Daddy Long-legs Spider has the most toxic venom … Read More

In Regards the Garden Spider Control the St Andrew’s Spider is a fairly common garden spider that is found in sydney gardens, the St Andrew’s Cross Spider can be recognized by its distinctive web with … Read More

The Huntsman Spideris know and feared because of its habit of entering houses. there are about 96 different specis of Huntsman spiderrange in different clours.The size and speed of huntsman spiders have given these spiders … Read More

Cicada-killer wasps are sometimes mistaken for hornets because of their impressive large size. However, there are no Hornets in Australia.

Appearance:

The Cicada-Killer wasp looks like a wasp but is about 4cm long

Habit:

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The Mud-dauber Wasp is one of the more commonly encountered wasps in Sydney. This wasp is named for the nests that are made from mud collected by the females. Mud is rolled into a ball, … Read More

The garden orb-weavers are a common spider found in in garden through out Sydney they are a large group of spiders with over 100 known species in Australia. When food is plentiful these spiders will … Read More

Silverfish are active at night and hide during the day. When objects are moved where they are hiding, they dart out and seek new hiding places. The silverfish lives and develops in damp, cool places … Read More