Araneidae (family)
Orb weaver at Downer, ACT
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| Araneidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 5 Feb 2021 | |
| Unverified | Christine | 2 Feb 2021 |
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This spider had a prey item, but as I approached it ran higher up the web, and left the prey item, which turned out to be a cicada. As I photographed an Alarm Clock Squawker on the next tree, that is probably what this one was too.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.088925-35.273671
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Downer, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 30 Jan 2021 12:49 PM Recorded on
- Christine Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Araneidae (family) Orb-weaving spiders (several families) Spiders
Species information
- Araneidae (family) Scientific name
- Orb weaver Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1624m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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5 / 7
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- Verified by an expert moderator
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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