Celaenia excavata

Bird-dropping spider at Higgins, ACT

Celaenia excavata at Higgins, ACT - 30 Mar 2019
Celaenia excavata at Higgins, ACT - 30 Mar 2019
Celaenia excavata at Higgins, ACT - 30 Mar 2019
Celaenia excavata at Higgins, ACT - 30 Mar 2019
Celaenia excavata at Higgins, ACT - 30 Mar 2019
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Celaenia excavata 31 Mar 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Socca pustulosa 30 Mar 2019 AlisonMilton

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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.

2 comments

   1 Apr 2019
The egg sacs are very distinctive
AlisonMilton wrote:
   1 Apr 2019
I did think it looked like bird poo.

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  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size

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