Celaenia excavata
Bird-dropping spider at Higgins, ACT
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| Celaenia excavata | MichaelMulvaney | 31 Mar 2019 | |
| Socca pustulosa | AlisonMilton | 30 Mar 2019 |
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On Thursday the garbage truck knocked a branch off my White Cedar tree. It was only this morning I noticed the clutch of seven eggs and the orb weaver guarding them. Thank goodness my green waste bin was already too full.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.029763-35.238345
- Altitude 594.9m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 30 Mar 2019 01:19 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- AlisonMilton 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
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