Araneus sp. (genus)
Orb weaver at Deakin, ACT
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| Araneus sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 31 Jan 2026 | |
| Araneus sp. (genus) | WendyEM | 3 Mar 2025 | |
| Unverified | kasiaaus | 3 Mar 2025 |
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3 comments
3 Mar 2025
https://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=1562 possibly not this but it looks like a very small rotund orb weaver I have seen too. I used to write these off as juveniles nut I have begun to realise I only see small ones of some orb weavers
3 Mar 2025
Thanks Wendy. That does look similar. My one has quite short leggs and it was very small. I was wondering if it was an Euryopis sp.
3 Mar 2025
possibly, although the one on arachne.org.au has longer legs with finer hairs and a broader cephalothorax
Location information
- Coordinates 149.095722-35.316726
- Altitude 590.0m
- Places Deakin, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 27 Feb 2025 02:45 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
Collections
- kasiaaus NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Orb-weaving spiders (several families) Spiders Araneus sp. (genus)
Species information
- Araneus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Orb weaver Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1392.8m Recorded at altitude
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