Celaenia excavata (Bird-dropping spider)
Although classified in the family Araneidae, better known as Orb-weaver spiders, the Bird-dropping spider does not build a web to trap its prey. Instead, it releases a scent that mimics the pheromone emitted by the females of certain moths, thereby attracting misled males of the same moths, which the spider then seizes.
Celaenia excavata is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | South Coast
Species information
- Celaenia excavata Scientific name
- Bird-dropping spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 702m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
Location information
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Maps
ANBG Aranda Bushland Black Mountain Gungahlin Pond Lake Burley Griffin Central/East Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T. Mount Painter National Arboretum Forests Percival Hill Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve Tuggeranong Hill Wandiyali-Environa Conservation Area -
Survey points
Point 4150 -
Places
Parkes, ACT Russell, ACT
