Celaenia calotoides
Bird-dropping spider at Cook, ACT
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| Celaenia calotoides | MichaelMulvaney | 9 Feb 2022 | |
| Celaenia calotoides | CathB | 9 Feb 2022 |
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Same spider shown in sighting 4423566 two days later, after it had apparently died. It is easier to see its unusual shape with the legs extended.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.073968-35.269414
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 15 Jan 2022 05:48 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Celaenia calotoides Orb-weaving spiders (several families) Spiders
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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