Banded orb weaver at Hackett, ACT
Identification history
| Argiope trifasciata | 4 Mar 2019 | KimPullen | ||
| Unidentified | 4 Mar 2019 | TimL |
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User's notes
A spider using its fangs on recently caught prey and then wrapping it in silk. The first image shows multiple strands of silk coming from the spinnerets and the fangs are seen in the second image. Thanks to Marcus Leach for the initial sighting.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.107349-35.274717
- Maps ANBG
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Mar 2019 12:41 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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Collections
Spiders Orb-weaving spiders (several families) TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Argiope trifasciata Scientific name
- Banded orb weaver Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1157m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- 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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