Celaenia excavata

Bird-dropping spider at Narrabundah, ACT

Celaenia excavata at Narrabundah, ACT - 16 Mar 2017
Celaenia excavata at Narrabundah, ACT - 16 Mar 2017
Celaenia excavata at Narrabundah, ACT - 16 Mar 2017
Celaenia excavata at Narrabundah, ACT - 16 Mar 2017
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Identification history

Celaenia excavata 6 Jul 2017 KimPullen
Celaenia excavata 6 Jul 2017 KimPullen
Unidentified 22 Mar 2017 Cowgirlgem

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The white on it's back is an egg sack

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KimPullen wrote:
   6 Jul 2017
What looks like an egg sac is actually the spider's lumpy abdomen. These spiders normally live amongst foliage; this one must have fallen to the ground.
KimPullen wrote:
   6 Jul 2017
See notes at http://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Species/22532 and other sites online.
   6 Jul 2017
Hi Cowgirlgem. Thanks for your photos. I have downloaded the originals photos, cropped them and added them back to be used on the Species page, see:-
http://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Species/22532

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