All the following spiders with one exception were found during the daily garden tree trunk inspections. The range of creatures that can be found on the lowest two metres is amazing, and they are a tiny fraction of what is in the upper levels of the trees. First jumper in the spotlight is the striking Sandalodes superbus, a large species, this individual on a mallee trunk was approximately 14 mm long. They can jump long distances, and can deliver a painful bite without any lasting effects.
Going to the other extreme, this Simaethula species is tiny, 3 mm.
Apricia jovialis is often found on the house walls, this was on a Yellow Gum.
The final jumper in this batch is a Holoplatys species. While waiting at the bee hotel with the camera, this one came out of a crevice and wandered about.
Two to finish, a flattened bark spider, (Trochanteriidae)
And an attractive small comb-footed spider, (Theridiidae)
