Cryptachaea gigantipes
White porch spider at Belconnen, ACT
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| Cryptachaea gigantipes | MichaelMulvaney | 20 Dec 2022 | |
| Unverified | JohnGiacon | 17 Dec 2022 |
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User's notes
The first photo, the prey was moving, the spider probably wrapping it in web. In the second the prey was still, a bit higher up.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.074858-35.247057
- Altitude 598.0m
- Maps Emu Creek Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor
- Places Belconnen, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 15 Dec 2022 10:29 AM Recorded on
- JohnGiacon Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- JohnGiacon Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cryptachaea gigantipes Other web-building spiders Spiders
Species information
- Cryptachaea gigantipes Scientific name
- White porch spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 925.32m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Theridion gigantipes
Record quality
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