Hortophora sp. (genus)

Garden orb weaver at Higgins, ACT

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Identification history

Hortophora sp. (genus)	29 Apr 2022	michaelb
Deliochus sp. (genus)	27 Apr 2022	MichaelMulvaney
Hortophora transmarina	10 Sep 2017	AlisonMilton

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User's notes

Back in June I posted photos of a (still unconfirmed) garden orb spider. This female always returned to her egg sac in a dead leaf. She has long since disappeared but I have kept an eye on her egg sac. The spiderlings are now hatching. I have also videoed this event.

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AlisonMilton wrote:

12 Sep 2017

Correction: The sighting of the mother spider was posted in June but photographed in March 2017.

michaelb wrote:

12 Sep 2017

Hi Alison
If you click on the "Edit" button you can correct errors in your notes.

AlisonMilton wrote:

27 Apr 2022

@MichaelMulvaney Hi Michael, I disagree with this ID. As noted in my orginal notes the female orb weaving spider sat in guard of these eggs for several weeks before they emerged.

michaelb wrote:

28 Apr 2022

Hi Alison, what was the sighting you put in for the mother spider?

AlisonMilton wrote:

28 Apr 2022

@michaelb @MichaelMulvaney This is this is the sighting for the mother spider. Hortophora sp. (genus) (Garden orb weaver) Thanks

EmmaCollins wrote:

29 Apr 2022

@AlisonMilton juveniles are notoriously difficult to ID, but the egg sac pictured does look like a Hortophora sp. (Prev. Eriophora sp.) egg sac. @michaelb

michaelb wrote:

29 Apr 2022

Hi @AlisonMilton & @woyapp . FYI… The conversation on a sighting includes the contributor, plus anyone making a suggestion, confirmation or a comment. @ username is not necessary when the person is already part of the conversation. So, if you add @ username to a conversation which the person is already part of, he or she gets 2 emails. Hope this helps.

EmmaCollins wrote:

29 Apr 2022

Thanks Michael, good to know!

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