Celaenia excavata
1 Bird-dropping spider at Jerrabomberra, NSW
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| Celaenia excavata | MichaelMulvaney | 9 Oct 2021 | |
| Celaenia excavata | SteveBorkowskis | 9 Oct 2021 |
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3 comments
31 Oct 2021
Hi Cheryl, it’s amazing isn’t it! I actually thought it was a bird dropping at first glance, but checked just incase because I remembered seeing it in the CNM Field guide.
31 Oct 2021
You keep giving me challenges with your posts. Now I’m on the lookout for one too :)
Location information
- Places Jerrabomberra, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- SteveBorkowskis Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- SteveBorkowskis Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Celaenia excavata Orb-weaving spiders (several families) Spiders
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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Record quality
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5 / 7
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