Bird-dropping spider at Cook, ACT
Identification history
| Celaenia calotoides | 27 Dec 2021 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Celaenia calotoides | 20 Dec 2021 | CathB |
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Since it was first noticed in mid-November, this spider has caught at least 18 moths and produced two new spiky egg sacs. Fourteen moths have been examined by Glenn Cocking and identified as male Philobota productella. The last picture shows 3 of these, still wrapped in web, after the spider had finished with them. Another 4 collected since appear to be the same. These spiders are known to attract their prey by mimicking the pheromones produced by female moths to attract a mate.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.073951-35.269441
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 17 Dec 2021 06:08 AM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Celaenia calotoides Scientific name
- Bird-dropping spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 685m Recorded at altitude
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