Hortophora transmarina

Garden Orb Weaver at Hackett, ACT

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Identification history

	Hortophora transmarina	26 Apr 2019	MichaelMulvaney
	Hortophora transmarina	26 Apr 2019	TimL

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A follow-up sighting to 4204292 and 4198264. The spider has survived for over a month in this same location, probably by spending most of its time hiding in the star-picket that the web is attached to, rather than sitting exposed in the middle of the web.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.107332 -35.274730
Maps ANBG
Places Hackett, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
24 Apr 2019 12:09 PM Recorded on
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Spiders Orb-weaving spiders (several families) TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

Hortophora transmarina Scientific name
Garden Orb Weaver Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1119.16m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Eriophora transmarina

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