Salsa fuliginata

Sooty Orb-weaver at Dry Plain, NSW

Salsa fuliginata at Dry Plain, NSW - 14 Mar 2022
Salsa fuliginata at Dry Plain, NSW - 14 Mar 2022
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Identification history

Salsa fuliginata 12 Aug 2023 EmmaCollins
Araneinae (subfamily) 1 Aug 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 21 Jul 2023 AndyRoo

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GPSed. With unidentified prey. Body length ~8mm.

2 comments

AndyRoo wrote:
   5 Aug 2023
Thanks Mike. Spider moderators any thoughts?
AndyRoo wrote:
   15 Aug 2023
Thanks @woyapp. Based on appearance I didn't pick it as being the same as sighting 4501083 which was also on the same plant? Are they different genders?

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Myosotis discolor (Forget-me-not) at Dry Plain, NSW - 19 Nov 2022 by trevorpreston
Plantago gaudichaudii (Narrow Plantain) at Dry Plain, NSW - 19 Nov 2022 by trevorpreston
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Antasia flavicapitata (Yellow-headed Heath Moth) at Dry Plain, NSW - 19 Nov 2022 by trevorpreston
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Hovea heterophylla (Common Hovea) at Dry Plain, NSW - 19 Nov 2022 by trevorpreston
Galium gaudichaudii (Rough Bedstraw) at Dry Plain, NSW - 19 Nov 2022 by trevorpreston
Leptorhynchos squamatus subsp. squamatus (Scaly Buttons) at Dry Plain, NSW - 19 Nov 2022 by trevorpreston
Vittadinia cuneata var. cuneata (Fuzzy New Holland Daisy) at Dry Plain, NSW - 19 Nov 2022 by trevorpreston
Poranthera microphylla (Small Poranthera) at Dry Plain, NSW - 19 Nov 2022 by trevorpreston
Bossiaea foliosa (Leafy Bossiaea) at Dry Plain, NSW - 19 Nov 2022 by trevorpreston
Bossiaea foliosa (Leafy Bossiaea) at Dry Plain, NSW - 19 Nov 2022 by trevorpreston
Acaena x ovina (Sheep's Burr) at Dry Plain, NSW - 19 Nov 2022 by trevorpreston
Nicodamidae (family) (Red and Black Spider) at Dry Plain, NSW - 25 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston
Platyzosteria sp. (genus) (Litter runner cockroach) at Dry Plain, NSW - 25 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston
Scolopendromorpha (order) (A centipede) at Dry Plain, NSW - 25 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston
Leucochrysum albicans subsp. tricolor (Hoary Sunray) at Dry Plain, NSW - 25 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston
Limnodynastes tasmaniensis (Spotted Grass Frog) at Dry Plain, NSW - 25 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston
Antasia flavicapitata (Yellow-headed Heath Moth) at Dry Plain, NSW - 25 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston
Hovea heterophylla (Common Hovea) at Dry Plain, NSW - 25 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston
Luzula meridionalis (Common Woodrush) at Dry Plain, NSW - 25 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston
Pimelea glauca (Smooth Rice Flower) at Dry Plain, NSW - 25 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston
Ancylis himerodana (Olethreutinae) at Dry Plain, NSW - 25 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston
Cryptandra amara (Bitter Cryptandra) at Dry Plain, NSW - 25 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston
Poranthera microphylla (Small Poranthera) at Dry Plain, NSW - 9 Aug 2022 by AndyRoo
Plantago hispida (Hairy Plantain) at Dry Plain, NSW - 9 Aug 2022 by AndyRoo
Hovea heterophylla (Common Hovea) at Dry Plain, NSW - 9 Aug 2022 by AndyRoo
Tenebrionidae (family) (Darkling beetle) at Dry Plain, NSW - 9 Aug 2022 by AndyRoo
Tasmanicosa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Tasmanicosa wolf spider) at Dry Plain, NSW - 26 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Tasmanicosa sp. (genus) (Unidentified Tasmanicosa wolf spider) at Dry Plain, NSW - 26 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Cymbonotus sp. (preissianus or lawsonianus) (Bears Ears) at Dry Plain, NSW - 26 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Gastrimargus musicus (Yellow-winged Locust or Grasshopper) at Dry Plain, NSW - 26 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Acaena sp. (A Sheep's Burr) at Dry Plain, NSW - 26 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Cymbonotus sp. (preissianus or lawsonianus) (Bears Ears) at Dry Plain, NSW - 26 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Glycine tabacina (Variable Glycine) at Dry Plain, NSW - 26 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Bothriochloa macra (Red Grass, Red-leg Grass) at Dry Plain, NSW - 14 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Salsa fuliginata (Sooty Orb-weaver) at Dry Plain, NSW - 14 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Hortophora sp. (genus) (Garden orb weaver) at Dry Plain, NSW - 14 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Ozothamnus conditus (Pepper Everlasting) at Dry Plain, NSW - 14 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Platyzosteria melanaria (Common Eastern Litter Runner) at Dry Plain, NSW - 14 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Dillwynia prostrata (Matted Parrot-pea) at Dry Plain, NSW - 14 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Backobourkia heroine (Heroic Orb-weaver) at Dry Plain, NSW - 14 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Daviesia mimosoides subsp. mimosoides at Dry Plain, NSW - 14 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Myrmecia sp., pilosula-group (Jack jumper) at Dry Plain, NSW - 14 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Dillwynia prostrata (Matted Parrot-pea) at Dry Plain, NSW - 14 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Myrmecia sp., pilosula-group (Jack jumper) at Dry Plain, NSW - 14 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Stylidium graminifolium (grass triggerplant) at Dry Plain, NSW - 14 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Cassinia longifolia (Shiny Cassinia, Cauliflower Bush) at Dry Plain, NSW - 14 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Rumex acetosella (Sheep Sorrel) at Dry Plain, NSW - 14 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Plantago hispida (Hairy Plantain) at Dry Plain, NSW - 14 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Argiope trifasciata (Banded orb weaver) at Dry Plain, NSW - 14 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Themeda triandra (Kangaroo Grass) at Dry Plain, NSW - 14 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Dichelachne sp. (Plume Grasses) at Dry Plain, NSW - 14 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Dry Plain, NSW - 14 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Enneapogon nigricans (Nine-awn Grass, Bottlewashers) at Dry Plain, NSW - 14 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Anthosachne scabra (Common Wheat-grass) at Dry Plain, NSW - 14 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Verbascum thapsus subsp. thapsus (Great Mullein, Aaron's Rod) at Dry Plain, NSW - 14 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Hypochaeris radicata (Cat's Ear, Flatweed) at Dry Plain, NSW - 14 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Agaricus sp. (Agaricus) at Dry Plain, NSW - 14 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Chiromyza sp. (genus) (A soldier fly) at Dry Plain, NSW - 14 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Dillwynia prostrata (Matted Parrot-pea) at Dry Plain, NSW - 14 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Dichelachne crinita (Long-hair Plume Grass) at Dry Plain, NSW - 14 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Plantago hispida (Hairy Plantain) at Dry Plain, NSW - 14 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Bossiaea buxifolia (Matted Bossiaea) at Dry Plain, NSW - 14 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Eragrostis trachycarpa (Rough-grain Lovegrass) at Dry Plain, NSW - 14 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Hovea heterophylla (Common Hovea) at Dry Plain, NSW - 14 Mar 2022 by AndyRoo
Bossiaea riparia at Dry Plain, NSW - 30 Oct 2021 by AndyRoo
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Dry Plain, NSW - 30 Oct 2021 by AndyRoo
Scleranthus diander (Many-flowered Knawel) at Dry Plain, NSW - 30 Oct 2021 by AndyRoo
Leucochrysum albicans subsp. tricolor (Hoary Sunray) at Dry Plain, NSW - 29 Oct 2021 by AndyRoo
Platyzosteria sp. (genus) (Litter runner cockroach) at Dry Plain, NSW - 29 Oct 2021 by AndyRoo
Cubicorhynchus sp. (genus) (Ground weevil) at Dry Plain, NSW - 29 Oct 2021 by AndyRoo
Platyzosteria melanaria (Common Eastern Litter Runner) at Dry Plain, NSW - 29 Oct 2021 by AndyRoo
Dillwynia prostrata (Matted Parrot-pea) at Dry Plain, NSW - 29 Oct 2021 by AndyRoo
Calotis glandulosa (Mauve Burr-daisy) at Dry Plain, NSW - 29 Oct 2021 by AndyRoo
Ajuga australis (Austral Bugle) at Dry Plain, NSW - 29 Oct 2021 by AndyRoo
Crassula sieberiana (Austral Stonecrop) at Dry Plain, NSW - 29 Oct 2021 by AndyRoo

Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 14 Mar 2022 02:23 PM Recorded on
  • AndyRoo Recorded by

Additional information

  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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
  • Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Cyclosa fuliginata (Sooty Orb-weaver)

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