Philoponella congregabilis

Social house spider at Greenleigh, NSW

Philoponella congregabilis at Greenleigh, NSW - 19 Sep 2020
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Identification history

Philoponella congregabilis 19 Sep 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 19 Sep 2020 LyndalT

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These spiders live around the windows of our house, outside. They build messy webs, with many spiders in each web (sometimes up to 100, fewer at the moment. They hang upside down in the web and have a high arched abdomen with protrusions that maybe are meant to look like eyes?

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  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 19 Sep 2020 01:15 PM Recorded on
  • LyndalT Recorded by

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  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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