Embioptera (order)
Unidentified webspinner at Macgregor, ACT
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| Embioptera (order) | MichaelMulvaney | 31 Jul 2026 | |
| Unverified | Caric | 31 Jul 2026 |
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In the pictures, it's playing dead (is on its back in one of them). About 12mm long. Was later released. It looks to me like a kind of earwig but I couldn't find any that looked quite like it. Found in the kitchen sink. A couple of days earlier another was found running on the floor.
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Location information
- Places Macgregor, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- Caric Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Caric NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Embioptera (order) Webspinners (Embioptera) Other insects Insects
Species information
- Embioptera (order) Scientific name
- Unidentified webspinner Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 723.4m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Embiidina sp.
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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