Long-tailed Argiope at Cook, ACT
Identification history
| Argiope protensa | 5 Mar 2017 | KimPullen | ||
| Argiope protensa | 26 Feb 2017 | CathB |
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User's notes
Same individual reported earlier. Feeding on some kind of grasshopper with a very impressive ovipositor. Its empty husk was lying on the ground the next day. The same spider was seen feeding on a different grasshopper about 2 weeks earlier.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.074064-35.266713
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 13 Feb 2017 09:28 AM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
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Collections
CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Argiope protensa Orb-weaving spiders (several families) Spiders
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Argiope protensa Scientific name
- Long-tailed Argiope Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 785m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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