An orb weaver at Paddys River, ACT
Identification history
| Backobourkia sp. (genus) | 19 Jan 2021 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Backobourkia sp. (genus) | 19 Jan 2021 | BIrdsinCanberra |
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This spider was crawling over my camera bag, and the surrounding vegetation. The spider was trailing silk and moved across my camera bag a couple of times. It was moving quickly, not very bothered by any gaps between vegetation, just reaching a leg out until it made contact with an object that would let the spider continue its course. It was hard getting a decent shot of the spider because it was moving quickly. I am not sure about the identification of this spider and I am wondering if it is a Heroic Orb-weaver going off the information on page 65 of White and Anderson’s A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia that shows a Backobourkia that looks very similar to the my photos. (Sorry, this is from November last year, I am catching up with some photos I have.)
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.074923-35.522703
- Altitude 590.1m
- Maps Gigerline Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 22 Nov 2020 07:40 AM Recorded on
- BIrdsinCanberra Recorded by
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Backobourkia sp. (genus) Scientific name
- An orb weaver Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1219.9m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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