Araneinae (subfamily)

Orb weaver at Holt, ACT

Araneinae (subfamily) at Holt, ACT - 28 Sep 2020
Araneinae (subfamily) at Holt, ACT - 28 Sep 2020
Araneinae (subfamily) at Holt, ACT - 28 Sep 2020
Araneinae (subfamily) at Holt, ACT - 28 Sep 2020
Araneinae (subfamily) at Holt, ACT - 28 Sep 2020
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Identification history

Araneinae (subfamily) 4 Oct 2020 KimPullen
Araneinae (subfamily) 1 Oct 2020 CathB

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This spider had a very pointed abdomen. Web in Indigofera australis.

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Nearby sightings

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Acacia baileyana (Cootamundra Wattle, Golden Mimosa) at Point 3852 - 21 Mar 2024 by lbradley
Oedaleus australis (Australian Oedaleus) at Aranda Bushland - 1 Mar 2024 by lbradley
Wahlenbergia sp. (Bluebell) at Aranda Bushland - 23 Jan 2024 by lbradley
Rosa rubiginosa (Sweet Briar, Eglantine) at Aranda Bushland - 16 Jan 2024 by lbradley
Eucalyptus macrorhyncha subsp. macrorhyncha (Red Stringybark) at Aranda Bushland - 16 Jan 2024 by lbradley
Dolophones sp. (genus) (Wrap-around spider) at Aranda Bushland - 5 Jan 2024 by CathB
Gminatus australis (Orange assassin bug) at Aranda Bushland - 2 Jan 2024 by pixelnips
Isomoralla gephyrota (A Concealer moth) at Aranda Bushland - 2 Jan 2024 by pixelnips
Acanthuchus trispinifer (Three-horned treehopper) at Aranda Bushland - 3 Dec 2023 by CathB
Hecatesia fenestrata (Common Whistling Moth) at Aranda Bushland - 3 Dec 2023 by CathB
Ditropidus pulchellus (Leaf beetle) at Belconnen, ACT - 13 Oct 2023 by CathB
Nearcha nullata (Rounded Nearcha) at Belconnen, ACT - 21 Sep 2023 by CathB
Luzula meridionalis (Common Woodrush) at Belconnen, ACT - 9 Sep 2023 by lbradley
Leucopogon fletcheri subsp. brevisepalus (Twin Flower Beard-Heath) at Belconnen, ACT - 9 Sep 2023 by MatthewFrawley
Clematis leptophylla (Small-leaf Clematis, Old Man's Beard) at Belconnen, ACT - 8 Aug 2023 by lbradley
Aristida ramosa (Purple Wire Grass) at Cook, ACT - 24 Apr 2023 by lbradley
Trombidiidae (family) (Red velvet mite) at Cook, ACT - 6 Apr 2023 by CathB
Poa sieberiana var. cyanophylla (Blue-leaved Snow-grass) at Cook, ACT - 26 Mar 2023 by lbradley
Dolophones sp. (genus) (Wrap-around spider) at Undefined Area - 1 Feb 2023 by CathB
Eucnemidae (family) (False click beetles) at Cook, ACT - 1 Feb 2023 by CathB
Rytidosperma laeve (Bare-backed Wallaby Grass) at Cook, ACT - 27 Jan 2023 by lbradley
Taenogerella elizabethae at Cook, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by CathB
Themeda triandra (Kangaroo Grass) at Cook, ACT - 28 Dec 2022 by lbradley
Eragrostis brownii (Common Love Grass) at Cook, ACT - 28 Dec 2022 by lbradley
Cerdistus sp. (genus) (Yellow Slender Robber Fly) at Cook, ACT - 20 Dec 2022 by CathB
Edusella puberula (Leaf beetle) at Cook, ACT - 14 Dec 2022 by CathB
Pultenaea procumbens (Bush Pea) at Cook, ACT - 26 Nov 2022 by lbradley
Hypericum gramineum (Small St Johns Wort) at Cook, ACT - 25 Nov 2022 by lbradley
Pimelea curviflora var. sericea (Curved Riceflower) at Cook, ACT - 24 Nov 2022 by lbradley
Coronidium scorpioides (Button Everlasting) at Cook, ACT - 17 Nov 2022 by lbradley
Cassinia longifolia (Shiny Cassinia, Cauliflower Bush) at Cook, ACT - 17 Nov 2022 by lbradley
Myiagra rubecula (Leaden Flycatcher) at Cook, ACT - 3 Nov 2022 by Harrisi
Trichophthalma laetilinea (Tangled Vein Fly) at Cook, ACT - 18 Oct 2022 by CathB
Calomela parilis (Leaf beetle) at Cook, ACT - 18 Oct 2022 by CathB
Peltoschema basicollis (Leaf beetle) at Cook, ACT - 18 Oct 2022 by CathB
Melobasis propinqua (Propinqua jewel beetle) at Cook, ACT - 16 Oct 2022 by Harrisi
Comesperma volubile (Love Creeper) at Cook, ACT - 9 Oct 2022 by drakes
Leistomorpha brontoscopa (A concealer moth) at Cook, ACT - 3 Oct 2022 by Harrisi
Tubifera ferruginosa (Raspberry Slime) at Cook, ACT - 3 Oct 2022 by CathB
Sarothrocrepis civica (An arboreal 'ground' beetle) at Aranda, ACT - 21 Sep 2022 by CathB
Anthicinae (subfamily) (Ant-like flower beetles, ant-like beetles) at Aranda, ACT - 21 Sep 2022 by CathB
Acacia gunnii (Ploughshare Wattle) at Cook, ACT - 19 Aug 2022 by lbradley
Clematis leptophylla (Small-leaf Clematis, Old Man's Beard) at Cook, ACT - 16 Aug 2022 by lbradley
Monomachus antipodalis (A parasitic wasp) at Cook, ACT - 29 May 2022 by CathB
Braconidae (family) (Unidentified braconid wasp) at Cook, ACT - 20 May 2022 by CathB
Trichalus sp. (genus) (Net-winged beetle) at Cook, ACT - 22 Apr 2022 by CathB
zz agaric (stem; gills not white/cream) at Cook, ACT - 10 Apr 2022 by drakes
Epithymema incomposita (Chezela group) at Cook, ACT - 5 Apr 2022 by CathB
Paropsis variolosa (Variolosa leaf beetle) at Cook, ACT - 13 Mar 2022 by drakes
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at Cook, ACT - 13 Mar 2022 by drakes
Odontomyia decipiens (Green Soldier Fly) at Cook, ACT - 17 Feb 2022 by CathB
Ditropidus pulchellus (Leaf beetle) at Cook, ACT - 12 Feb 2022 by CathB
Diphucrania sp. (genus) (Jewel Beetle) at Cook, ACT - 12 Feb 2022 by CathB
Tiphiidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Smooth flower wasp) at Cook, ACT - 12 Feb 2022 by CathB
Paropsisterna sp. ("Ch11" of DeLittle 1979) (A leaf beetle) at Cook, ACT - 31 Jan 2022 by CathB
Synalus angustus (Narrow crab spider) at Cook, ACT - 31 Jan 2022 by CathB
Dicranosterna immaculata (Acacia leaf beetle) at Cook, ACT - 31 Jan 2022 by CathB
Hypochaeris radicata (Cat's Ear, Flatweed) at Cook, ACT - 24 Jan 2022 by drakes
Genduara punctigera (Spotted Clear Winged Snout Moth) at Cook, ACT - 24 Jan 2022 by CathB
Opodiphthera sp. (genus) (A gum moth) at Cook, ACT - 17 Jan 2022 by CathB
Mutusca brevicornis (A broad-headed bug) at Cook, ACT - 12 Jan 2022 by CathB
Senecio quadridentatus (Cotton Fireweed) at Cook, ACT - 17 Dec 2021 by drakes
Thysanotus tuberosus subsp. tuberosus (Common Fringe-lily) at Cook, ACT - 5 Dec 2021 by drakes
Orobanche minor (Broomrape) at Cook, ACT - 5 Dec 2021 by drakes
Pimelea curviflora (Curved Rice-flower) at Cook, ACT - 5 Dec 2021 by drakes
Verbascum virgatum (Green Mullein) at Cook, ACT - 5 Dec 2021 by drakes
Chaetophyes compacta (Tube spittlebug) at Cook, ACT - 28 Nov 2021 by CathB
Pimelea linifolia subsp. linifolia (Queen of the Bush, Slender Rice-flower) at Cook, ACT - 22 Nov 2021 by drakes
Stylidium graminifolium (Grass Triggerplant) at Cook, ACT - 22 Nov 2021 by drakes
Merimnetes oblongus (Radiata pine shoot weevil) at Cook, ACT - 21 Nov 2021 by CathB
Torymidae (family) (Torymid wasp) at Cook, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by CathB
Simaethula sp. (genus) (A jumping spider) at Cook, ACT - 31 Oct 2021 by CathB
Thysanotus patersonii (Twining Fringe Lily) at Cook, ACT - 28 Oct 2021 by drakes
Dillwynia sericea (Egg And Bacon Peas) at Cook, ACT - 14 Oct 2021 by drakes
Pultenaea procumbens (Bush Pea) at Holt, ACT - 10 Oct 2021 by drakes
Ocystola paulinella (A Concealer Moth) at Cook, ACT - 10 Oct 2021 by CathB
Backobourkia sp. (genus) (An orb weaver) at Cook, ACT - 10 Oct 2021 by CathB
Daviesia ulicifolia subsp. ruscifolia (Broad-leaved Gorse Bitter Pea) at Holt, ACT - 28 Sep 2021 by CathB
Philemon corniculatus (Noisy Friarbird) at Cook, ACT - 28 Sep 2021 by JVR
Diphucrania acuducta (Acuducta jewel beetle) at Holt, ACT - 19 Sep 2021 by Harrisi
Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica (Early Nancy) at Holt, ACT - 6 Sep 2021 by MattFox
Clematis leptophylla (Small-leaf Clematis, Old Man's Beard) at Holt, ACT - 30 Aug 2021 by drakes
Mollisa at Cook, ACT - 25 Aug 2021 by Heino1
Cryptandra amara (Bitter Cryptandra) at Holt, ACT - 17 Aug 2021 by drakes
Hardenbergia violacea (False Sarsaparilla) at Holt, ACT - 17 Aug 2021 by drakes
Acacia boormanii (Snowy River Wattle) at Holt, ACT - 8 Aug 2021 by drakes
Ramaria sp. (A Coral fungus) at Holt, ACT - 18 Jul 2021 by drakes
Dillwynia phylicoides (A Parrot-pea) at Holt, ACT - 18 Jul 2021 by drakes
Usnea sp. (genus) (Bearded lichen) at Holt, ACT - 18 Jul 2021 by drakes
Perenniporia ochroleuca at Holt, ACT - 15 Jun 2021 by drakes
Macropus giganteus (Eastern Grey Kangaroo) at Holt, ACT - 15 Jun 2021 by drakes
Cortinarius sp. (Cortinarius) at Holt, ACT - 23 May 2021 by drakes
Coltricia sp. at Holt, ACT - 23 May 2021 by drakes
Postia pelliculosa (A wood-rotting bracket fungus) at Holt, ACT - 23 May 2021 by drakes
Eucalyptus macrorhyncha (Red Stringybark) at Holt, ACT - 23 May 2021 by drakes
Stylidium graminifolium (Grass Triggerplant) at Holt, ACT - 21 May 2021 by drakes
Eucalyptus polyanthemos (Red Box) at Holt, ACT - 21 May 2021 by drakes
Vespula germanica (European wasp) at Holt, ACT - 20 May 2021 by Tammy
Ditropidus sp. (genus) (Leaf beetle) at Holt, ACT - 13 Apr 2021 by CathB
Laccocephalum at Holt, ACT - 12 Apr 2021 by Tammy

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Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 28 Sep 2020 03:25 PM Recorded on
  • CathB Recorded by

Additional information

  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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