Araneus circulissparsus (species group)
Speckled Orb-weaver at Hackett, ACT
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| Araneus sp. (genus) | MEJETEuge | 22 Jan 2023 | |
| Araneus circulissparsus (species group) | MichaelMulvaney | 24 Dec 2022 | |
| Unverified | cmobbs | 23 Dec 2022 |
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User's notes
Several of our windows latches have been recently filled up with mud (see photo) by wasps (black colour - species unknown - no photo). When I removed the mud I found several small spiders in the dried mud. Most were dead and brown but two were flexible, but unable to move, and had green abdomen with white and brown markings. A jumping spider ??
4 comments
23 Dec 2022
Alison
noting your comment I have checked out the Araneus app and propose it is
Araneus circulissparsus. ?
chris
noting your comment I have checked out the Araneus app and propose it is
Araneus circulissparsus. ?
chris
23 Dec 2022
Hi Chris,
I'm not a spider expert or moderator so I hope someone can confirm your ID. Cheers.
I'm not a spider expert or moderator so I hope someone can confirm your ID. Cheers.
24 Dec 2022
Yes - these orb weavers are paralysed fresh meat for the developing wasp larvae
Location information
- Coordinates 149.164794-35.252844
- Altitude 619.5m
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 22 Dec 2022 03:08 PM Recorded on
- cmobbs Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- cmobbs Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Araneus circulissparsus (species group) Orb-weaving spiders (several families) Spiders
Species information
- Araneus circulissparsus (species group) Scientific name
- Speckled Orb-weaver Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 902.05m Recorded at altitude
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