Backobourkia (genus)
An orb weaver at Jerrabomberra, NSW
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| Backobourkia (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 21 Jan 2022 | |
| Unverified | Tmac | 20 Jan 2022 |
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User's notes
It was on some long grass.
Quite big. Body At least 2cm & 1cm wide (excluding leg span)
Had a slight web of some type -not sure if slight web was from this, or a nearby other spider.
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Location information
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Tmac Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Tmac Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Orb-weaving spiders (several families) Spiders Backobourkia (genus)
Species information
- Backobourkia (genus) Scientific name
- An orb weaver Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1219.9m Recorded at altitude
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4 / 7
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