Araneus
2 Orb weaver at Weston, ACT
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| Araneus | KimPullen | 13 Nov 2018 | |
| Unverified | MatthewFrawley | 13 Nov 2018 |
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2 comments
14 Nov 2018
Looks similar to this sighting: 
Araneus sp. (genus) (Orb weaver) on 21 Nov 2014
Araneus sp. (genus) (Orb weaver) on 21 Nov 2014
14 Nov 2018
Yes it does look similar. Possibly Araneus circulissparsus, going by images in Whyte & Anderson's 'A field guide to spiders of Australia' (CSIRO Publishing, 2017).
Location information
- Coordinates 149.059978-35.326312
- Places Weston, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 13 Nov 2018 03:16 PM Recorded on
- MatthewFrawley Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- MatthewFrawley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Araneus sp. (genus) Orb-weaving spiders (several families) Spiders
Species information
- Araneus Scientific name
- Orb weaver Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1392.8m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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