Celaenia atkinsoni

Atkinson's bird-dropping spider at Downer, ACT

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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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Location information

Maps ANBG
Places Downer, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
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Spiders Orb-weaving spiders (several families) TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Celaenia atkinsoni Scientific name
Atkinson's bird-dropping spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 633.2m Recorded at altitude
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