Hortophora sp. (genus)
1 Garden orb weaver at Kenny, ACT
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| Hortophora sp. (genus) | NateKingsford | 28 Aug 2025 | |
| Unverified | sbittinger | 27 Aug 2025 |
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I took this photo about midnight. By 6am, both of the spiders I had spotted (and their webs) were no longer to be seen -- implying that this type of spider disassembles its web before dawn each morning.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.182206-35.227906
- Altitude 738.0m
- Maps Mount Majura
- Places Kenny, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 17 Feb 2025 10:55 PM Recorded on
- sbittinger Recorded by
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- sbittinger NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Hortophora sp. (genus) Orb-weaving spiders (several families) Spiders
Species information
- Hortophora sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Garden orb weaver Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1242.9m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Eriophora sp. (genus) (Garden Orb-weaver)
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