Spiders
Orb-weaving spiders (several families)
Sighting 4417792

Celaenia excavata

2 Bird-dropping spider at Acton, ACT

Celaenia excavata at Acton, ACT - suppressed
Celaenia excavata at Acton, ACT - suppressed
Celaenia excavata at Acton, ACT - suppressed
Celaenia excavata at Acton, ACT - suppressed
Celaenia excavata at Acton, ACT - suppressed
Celaenia excavata at Acton, ACT - suppressed
Celaenia excavata at Acton, ACT - suppressed
Celaenia excavata at Acton, ACT - suppressed
Celaenia excavata at Acton, ACT - suppressed
Celaenia excavata at Acton, ACT - suppressed
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Celaenia excavata 12 Jan 2022 MichaelMulvaney
Celaenia excavata 11 Jan 2022 TimL

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A follow up to sighting 4415892. The spider now has two egg sacs. This sequence of images shows the spider with a recently caught moth. The first image shows the white and dark brown spider holding the light brown coloured moth vertically, with the original brown and black striped egg sac to the right. Thanks to Marcus Leach for the original sighting.

6 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:
   12 Jan 2022
@CathB this looks like the same moth as yours was catching
CathB wrote:
   12 Jan 2022
Yes it does. The species was Diarsia intermixta, but I don't know if the moth people would be prepared to ID it in its wrapped state. It would be good to know if it keeps catching more of the same.
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
   15 Jan 2022
Thanks Cath - Tim can you keep an eye on this spider? checking out its catches say once a fortnight?
TimL wrote:
   16 Jan 2022
Sure Michael. The spider is being checked several times a week to record its progress. Tim
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
   16 Jan 2022
Thanks Tim much appreciated
TimL wrote:
   20 Jan 2022
See follow up sighting 4419545 for details of an additional egg sac and another caught moth.

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