Celaenia atkinsoni

Atkinson's bird-dropping spider at Downer, ACT

Celaenia atkinsoni at Downer, ACT - 26 Mar 2021
Celaenia atkinsoni at Downer, ACT - 26 Mar 2021
Celaenia atkinsoni at Downer, ACT - 26 Mar 2021
Celaenia atkinsoni at Downer, ACT - 26 Mar 2021
Celaenia atkinsoni at Downer, ACT - 26 Mar 2021
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Identification history

Celaenia atkinsoni 27 Apr 2022 MichaelMulvaney
Celaenia sp. (genus) 13 Jul 2021 Bron
Arkys sp. (genus) 28 Mar 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Arkys sp. (genus) 27 Mar 2021 TimL

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One of the aptly named Bird-dropping spiders hiding in plain sight. Thanks to Marcus Leach for help with this sighting. See later sighting 4377928 for details of the egg sac produced by this spider.

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 26 Mar 2021 12:42 PM Recorded on
  • TimL Recorded by

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  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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