Salsa fuliginata

Sooty Orb-weaver at Hume, ACT

Salsa fuliginata at Hume, ACT - 1 Jan 2022
Salsa fuliginata at Hume, ACT - 1 Jan 2022
Salsa fuliginata at Hume, ACT - 1 Jan 2022
Salsa fuliginata at Hume, ACT - 1 Jan 2022
Salsa fuliginata at Hume, ACT - 1 Jan 2022
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Identification history

Salsa fuliginata 3 Jan 2022 MichaelMulvaney
Salsa fuliginata 2 Jan 2022 RodDeb

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kept following us around for a few minutes climbing up on a shoe, it was fearless, we kept having to move away so it didn't keep climbing on us

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 1 Jan 2022 12:41 PM Recorded on
  • RodDeb Recorded by

Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

  • Salsa fuliginata Scientific name
  • Sooty Orb-weaver Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1581m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Cyclosa fuliginata (Sooty Orb-weaver)

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