Salsa fuliginata
Sooty Orb-weaver at Cotter River, ACT
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| Salsa fuliginata | MichaelMulvaney | 12 Feb 2022 | |
| Araneus hamiltoni | SWishart | 12 Feb 2022 |
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User's notes
There were so many strung up between the trees/bushes either side of the John's Peak track that I ended up carrying a stick to gently break the webs on one side (and I squealed like a true arachnophobe every time).
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.869187-35.443990
- Altitude 1581.0m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 9 Feb 2022 12:50 PM Recorded on
- SWishart Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Spiders Orb-weaving spiders (several families) SWishart Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Salsa fuliginata
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
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Synonyms
Cyclosa fuliginata (Sooty Orb-weaver)
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