Celaenia excavata
Bird-dropping spider at Narrabundah, ACT
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| Celaenia excavata | KimPullen | 6 Jul 2017 | |
| Celaenia excavata | KimPullen | 6 Jul 2017 | |
| Unverified | LothoTwofoot | 22 Mar 2017 |
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User's notes
The white on it's back is an egg sack
3 comments
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.
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
http://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Species/22532
Location information
- Coordinates 149.154629-35.328841
- Places Narrabundah, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 16 Mar 2017 12:30 AM Recorded on
- LothoTwofoot Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- Cowgirlgem Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Celaenia excavata Orb-weaving spiders (several families) Spiders
Species information
- Celaenia excavata Scientific name
- Bird-dropping spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 702m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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