Backobourkia brounii (Broun's marbled orb-weaver) at Hughes, ACT

1 Broun's marbled orb-weaver at Hughes, ACT

Backobourkia brounii at Hughes, ACT - 5 Jan 2018

Identification history

Backobourkia brounii	6 Jan 2018	KimPullen
Backobourkia sp. (genus)	5 Jan 2018	KimPullen
Unidentified	5 Jan 2018	ruthkerruish

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Author's notes

Found on kitchen bench at 7am - I only put it in because I hadn't seen such a spider before.

4 comments

ruthkerruish Bulk Reporter - ruthkerruish has reported over 100 sightings!

wrote:

5 Jan 2018

Is it Backobourkia brounii?

KimPullen wrote:

6 Jan 2018

I believe you're right, Ruth. Matches image of that species on the Find-a-spider guide for SE Queensland. (Doesn't match those on ALA, but their images are often wrongly identified.)

KimPullen wrote:

6 Jan 2018

Good shot too!

ruthkerruish Bulk Reporter - ruthkerruish has reported over 100 sightings!

wrote:

7 Jan 2018

Have put it outside in a suitable place - it is quite feisty!

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Location information

Coordinates 149.098753-35.338061
Places Hughes, ACT

Species information

Not Sensitive
Local Native
Non-Invasive

Sighting information

1 Abundance
12mm to 25mm Animal size
5 Jan 2018 Recorded on
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