Celaenia calotoides
Bird-dropping spider at Cook, ACT
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| Celaenia calotoides | MichaelBedingfield | 29 Jul 2019 | |
| Celaenia calotoides | CathB | 23 Jul 2019 |
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Thanks to Tim L (sighting 4229725), I now have a name for these spiky egg sacs that were hanging from the eaves. And the spider was actually in the original photo, but I didn't notice it (I wish I had got out the ladder at the time!). Image 1 taken 2 January, and images 2 and 3 taken 29 April.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.068169-35.264224
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 2 Jan 2018 03:28 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Celaenia calotoides Orb-weaving spiders (several families) Spiders
Species information
- Celaenia calotoides Scientific name
- Bird-dropping spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 685m Recorded at altitude
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