Spider on dirtroad of Fitzgerald River Nat.Park

Perth, Australia

This spider (5-7cm?) caught my attention as a rushing shadow in the front lights of my car while driving during night time and heavy rainfall on a dirtroad of Fitzgerald River National Park in the south of the state of Western Australia. I stopped the car, and left the lights on. The picture was taken with a flash. The spider has a brown mark on the back and a bright pattern on the front body - at least so it seems. I took several shots - the spider stalled during all this time. I hope the quality of the picture is sufficient for identification.

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Sinks Grove, WV

This is a mygalomorph (primitive) spider, but the image is not clear enough for me to be confident of a specific identification. Hopefully, an Australian expert can step in here...

Perth, Australia

Thank you so much for your thoughts - I did not know about mygalomorphs before! Although I do not have an image of better quality, it might help to show a picture of the environment during daylight.

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