Araneinae (subfamily)

Orb weaver at Paddys River, ACT

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Identification history

	Araneinae (subfamily)	12 Jan 2017	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	31 Dec 2016	JohnBundock

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Harrisi wrote:

6 Jan 2017

Best i can do is a sub-family here John, Araneinae, which Robert Whyte's www.arachne.org.au describes as thus:

"Araneinae is usually considered the largest subfamily of Araneidae in Australia, having more genera assigned to it than any other. It has also been the most in flux as many of its genera were dumping grounds for large numbers of species."

Nice spider and always try and get a front on shot if possible as eye patterns/arrangements in spiders are often a critical factor in identification.....

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Location information

Coordinates 148.907638 -35.464332
Altitude 792.4m
Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
Places Paddys River, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
31 Dec 2016 12:21 PM Recorded on
JohnBundock Recorded by
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Spiders Orb-weaving spiders (several families) JohnBundock Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Araneinae (subfamily) Scientific name
Orb weaver Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1968.1m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania