Backobourkia heroine
Heroic Orb-weaver at Tennent, ACT
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| Backobourkia heroine | MichaelMulvaney | 12 Feb 2022 | |
| Unverified | JaneR | 12 Feb 2022 |
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User's notes
Distinctive black-white striped legs.
Size: estimated from memory, could be even larger
Frequent beside creeks.
Not so much a web, as a strong line, linking tall Juncus culms.
Second photo is a different individual but closer for more detail.
1 comment
12 Feb 2022
2nd image is definitely Backobourkia heroine - not sure that 1st image is same species, but may be
Location information
- Coordinates 149.047975-35.536728
- Altitude 801.7m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Tennent, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 11 Feb 2022 05:50 PM Recorded on
- JaneR Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- JaneR Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Backobourkia heroine Orb-weaving spiders (several families) Spiders
Species information
- Backobourkia heroine Scientific name
- Heroic Orb-weaver Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1164m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
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