Arachnura higginsi
Scorpion-tailed Spider at Jerrabomberra, NSW
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| Arachnura higginsi | MichaelMulvaney | 2 Mar 2022 | |
| Arachnura higginsi | SteveBorkowskis | 27 Feb 2022 |
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Web built on Cherry Ballart. Spider appears to to protecting egg casings? or wrapped prey?
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2 Mar 2022
This spider, according to Whyte and Anderson's Spiders of Australia p38, disguises egg sacs, food debris and itself in a long line on its web
Location information
- Coordinates 149.204042-35.378400
- Altitude 660.2m
- Places Jerrabomberra, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Feb 2022 11:51 AM Recorded on
- SteveBorkowskis Recorded by
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- SteveBorkowskis Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Arachnura higginsi Orb-weaving spiders (several families) Spiders
Species information
- Arachnura higginsi Scientific name
- Scorpion-tailed Spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 832m Recorded at altitude
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