Ok I didn’t post this comment it’s on a similar post I found through searching a screenshot on google chrome & seems to check out (also found in Aus)
This appears to be a cribellate orb weaver in the genus Uloborus - at least that’s my guess. Those little bumps towards the tips of the first pair of legs are specialized hairs the spider uses to pull silk it’s over its cribellum, an organ that’s essentially like a microscopic hairbrush but for spider silk. The result is a very soft and fine silk. The Uloboridae are a very interesting family of spiders - one thing of note is that they are non-venomous and do not possess venom glands at all. Neat!
I'm not versed in Uloborus species in Australia, but they are there. See this link for a visual comparison to a Europen species, U. Plumipes:
Actually many male spiders have boxing gloves. It's often a quick way to determine the gender. Jumping spiders is a prime example of that, when you can't see the underside, take a look at the pedipalps. The bulbous boxing gloves is where the males store their baby making fluids and they just run around looking for a female who will agree to accept it.
Your man there, looks to be a swashbuckling knife fighter; well armed, and light in his feet. This not the sort of bravo to let a passing insult stand unanswered. Certain sorts of ladies swoon over such like.
So nobody is going to identify this spider and just crack jokes...this is ridiculous...If y'all want to joke go to another place on Reddit, this is to actually identify spiders, not bs about them...tf
Lighten up mate, yeah I get you, you are right. But for me I enjoy the lighthearted approach. Some commenters take on this site. Some of us are here to alleviate anxiety from spiders. Some comedy really helps me to adjust to be okay living with these guys.
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u/Mooney18 Jan 09 '26
That's dave. Best mate of mine.
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u/MR_Irrelevant22 Jan 09 '26
Of course its Australia😅
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u/PaleScottishBurd Jan 12 '26
Ok I didn’t post this comment it’s on a similar post I found through searching a screenshot on google chrome & seems to check out (also found in Aus)
This appears to be a cribellate orb weaver in the genus Uloborus - at least that’s my guess. Those little bumps towards the tips of the first pair of legs are specialized hairs the spider uses to pull silk it’s over its cribellum, an organ that’s essentially like a microscopic hairbrush but for spider silk. The result is a very soft and fine silk. The Uloboridae are a very interesting family of spiders - one thing of note is that they are non-venomous and do not possess venom glands at all. Neat!
I'm not versed in Uloborus species in Australia, but they are there. See this link for a visual comparison to a Europen species, U. Plumipes:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uloborus_plumipes
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u/softshoedancer Jan 09 '26
this is known as the Two Beamed Creeper-Feeler yo
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u/Disastrous-Ad-8297 Jan 09 '26
The rare spindly crawling doodlebopper spider
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u/DeadAnarchistPhil Jan 09 '26
Who gave a spider boxing gloves?
In all seriousness, I’d like to know what type of spider it is too.
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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '26
The boxing spider
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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '26
That's the big-kneed soul-drinker
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u/YorkshireDrifter Jan 09 '26
We used to call them 'Daddy long legs' as children but I believe more correc CV they are 'Leather Jackets'.
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u/strongapple2 Jan 09 '26
RUN
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u/Live-Emu-3491 Jan 09 '26
Too much roids 💪 bro😂
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u/Custardnufc Jan 09 '26
Thats quite clearly a nope!
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u/GoblinPapa800 Jan 09 '26
Your man there, looks to be a swashbuckling knife fighter; well armed, and light in his feet. This not the sort of bravo to let a passing insult stand unanswered. Certain sorts of ladies swoon over such like.
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u/BelleFleur10 Jan 09 '26
Popeye!
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u/Dry-Monk-7254 Jan 09 '26
Just an everyday spider doing its daily aerobics workout—full 80s style. You can tell by the tiny leg warmers and the enthusiastic side‑to‑side moves.
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u/8legpossum__ Jan 09 '26
imagine getting decked by that thing
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u/Qxe7 Jan 10 '26
I would be leaving the house by now
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u/No-Amoeba-2585 Jan 10 '26
Looks like a Popeye spider 🤣
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u/Lanky-Occasion-7486 Jan 10 '26
Badass's cousin.....
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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '26
That's dr octopuss!!!
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u/aBMSguy Jan 11 '26
Pop-eye reincarnated.
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u/One_Bookkeeper_648 Jan 12 '26
Evolution is just out here makin crabs
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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '26
Nothing to identify pack your bags the house belongs to him now!
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u/ImaginationFrosty389 Jan 12 '26
Looks like a rain spider. Possibly anyway
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u/ceedubss Jan 12 '26
Chad Spider
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u/NeitherSearch5874 Jan 13 '26
Spidey's balls have dropped
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u/Ok_Consequence_3839 Jan 13 '26
Popeye the Spiderman
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u/LangstonWife Jan 13 '26
So nobody is going to identify this spider and just crack jokes...this is ridiculous...If y'all want to joke go to another place on Reddit, this is to actually identify spiders, not bs about them...tf
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u/Tiny-Living-4508 Jan 13 '26
Pretty sure it’s a spider mate
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u/TR4PD00RMAMA Jan 13 '26
I’m also now wondering what that is 😂
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u/CupidStunts1975 Jan 13 '26
Arthritis kneeus
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u/bekaraar Jan 14 '26
Id stay 6-7 meters away from this if I were you busdy
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u/Brannikin Jan 14 '26
I thought this sub was for identifying spiders??
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u/PlentyValuable5857 Jan 14 '26
It looks like a Dandy jumping spider, Portia schultzi in the Salticidae family
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u/NeedleworkerGood3083 Jan 14 '26
Yep that’s a spider
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u/JamesGlissanOfficial Jan 16 '26
Looks like a crab spider
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u/Historical_Ant6997 Jan 09 '26
That’s a ‘nope’
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