This spider scared the crap out of my wife last night. It was on the wall of our bedroom. Including legs it was 6-7cm long. Location, Sydney Australia, 7pm. I have checked the spider charts but nothing looks exactly the same. I'd like to know if it was poisonous.
Could be Lampona cylindrata, one of the species known as white-tailed spiders - http://ednieuw.home.xs4all.nl/australian/Lamponidae/Lampona_cylindrata_F3145.jpg
Like nearly all spiders, they have venom glands, and their bite can be quite painful - http://ednieuw.home.xs4all.nl/australian/Lamponidae/Lamponidae.html
