Celaenia atkinsoni
1 Atkinson's bird-dropping spider at Deakin, ACT
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| Celaenia atkinsoni | EmmaCollins | 11 Oct 2022 | |
| Arkys | MichaelMulvaney | 5 Oct 2022 | |
| Unverified | LisaH | 3 Oct 2022 |
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I could not work out what this square insect was at first - but then figured it was a female spider carrying little spiderlings?
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11 Oct 2022
This one is a Celaenia sp. Bird-dropping spider!
It's either Celaenia excavata or C. atkinsoni. Both in range. I'd be more likely to go with atkinsoni
Also, this is just their shape (mimicking bird-dropping!) wolf spiders are the only spiders in Australia to carry their spiderlings on their backs :)
It's either Celaenia excavata or C. atkinsoni. Both in range. I'd be more likely to go with atkinsoni
Also, this is just their shape (mimicking bird-dropping!) wolf spiders are the only spiders in Australia to carry their spiderlings on their backs :)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.103008-35.326940
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Deakin, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Oct 2022 05:37 PM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Spiders Orb-weaving spiders (several families) LisaH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Celaenia atkinsoni
Species information
- Celaenia atkinsoni Scientific name
- Atkinson's bird-dropping spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 633.2m Recorded at altitude
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