Araneus circulissparsus (species group)
1 Speckled Orb-weaver at Cook, ACT
Identify this sighting
| Araneus circulissparsus (species group) | MichaelMulvaney | 27 Apr 2021 | |
| Araneus circulissparsus (species group) | CathB | 6 Apr 2021 |
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
User's notes
These paralysed spiders showered down when I opened a door that hadn't been used for a while. The remains of the mud wasp nest on the door frame and the door are shown in images 2 and 3.
Be the first to comment
Location information
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- CathB Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Araneus circulissparsus (species group) Orb-weaving spiders (several families) Spiders
Species information
- Araneus circulissparsus (species group) Scientific name
- Speckled Orb-weaver Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 902.05m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Description
- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location