Philoponella congregabilis
Social house spider at Charleys Forest, NSW
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| Philoponella congregabilis | MichaelMulvaney | 5 Dec 2024 | |
| Philoponella congregabilis | WendyEM | 27 Nov 2024 | |
| Unverified | arjay | 26 Nov 2024 |
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I am assuming this is an insect of some sort. Pupae. It moves around a bit while still being suspended by web from a couple of points. Plus each night the web becomes more complex. Or alternatively it could be a spider with an egg sac.
3 comments
27 Nov 2024
the paler thing is the egg sack, the darker (horizontal) thing on left (1st picture) is the spider in resting position see also Sighting 4587011 & 4573224
27 Nov 2024
https://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=1827
and this reference shows a spider with an egg sack like yours
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/spiders/hackled-orb-weavers/
and this reference shows a spider with an egg sack like yours
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/spiders/hackled-orb-weavers/
Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Charleys Forest, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- arjay Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- arjay Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Philoponella congregabilis Other web-building spiders Spiders
Species information
- Philoponella congregabilis Scientific name
- Social house spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 709m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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