Phryganoporus candidus

Foliage-webbing social spider at Stromlo, ACT

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Identification history

	Phryganoporus candidus	7 Oct 2023	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	3 Oct 2023	SteveBorkowskis

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Spiders nest, created from webs and eucalypt leaves, looked as if they were living communally, could see three spiders but suggest there would have been more.

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amiessmacro wrote:

3 Oct 2023

Great image

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Location information

Coordinates 148.959122 -35.246983
Altitude 483.1m
Places Stromlo, ACT

Sighting information

3 Abundance
3 Oct 2023 06:29 PM Recorded on
SteveBorkowskis Recorded by
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Spiders Other web-building spiders SteveBorkowskis Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Phryganoporus candidus Scientific name
Foliage-webbing social spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 669m Recorded at altitude
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