White Porch Spider (Cryptachaea gigantipes)

About White Porch Spider (Cryptachaea gigantipes)

• Kingdom: Animals
• Phylum: Arthropods
• Class: Arachnids
• Order: Spiders
• Family: Cobweb Spiders

Cryptachaea gigantipes, known vernacularly as the white porch spider, is a species of cobweb spider in the family Theridiidae. It is native to south-eastern Australia and is an introduced species in New Zealand.