Celaenia excavata

Bird-dropping spider at Cook, ACT

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Identification history

	Celaenia excavata	5 Oct 2021	MichaelMulvaney
	Celaenia excavata	5 Oct 2021	CathB

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Baby spiders hatched from the egg sacs of the spider in sighting 4381211 and associated moth sightings. The mother spider was first seen on 2 Feb and last seen on 11 September when she disappeared. Since then, one baby was seen on 15 September and now these four. Others were seen previously at times, but they always seem to disperse very quickly.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.069434 -35.265085
Places Cook, ACT

Sighting information

4 Abundance
3 Oct 2021 01:21 PM Recorded on
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Spiders Orb-weaving spiders (several families) CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Less than 5mm Animal size

Species information

Celaenia excavata Scientific name
Bird-dropping spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 702m Recorded at altitude
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