Spiders
Orb-weaving spiders (several families)
Celaenia calotoides

Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider)

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Family Araneidae.

Although classified in the orb-weaver family Araneidae, these spiders do not construct webs to capture prey. Instead, at night they produce a chemical that mimics the sex pheromone emitted by certain female moths, thereby attracting male moths which they then ambush in the manner of crab spiders of the Thomisidae.

Celaenia calotoides is listed in the following regions:

Canberra & Southern Tablelands

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Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Florey, ACT - 5 May 2024 by rbannister
rbannister
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Ainslie, ACT - 9 Dec 2023 by Hejor1
Hejor1
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Ainslie, ACT - 5 Oct 2023 by JaneSutton
JaneSutton
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Ainslie, ACT - 25 Feb 2023 by Hejor1
Hejor1
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Casey, ACT - 11 Feb 2023 by Hejor1
Hejor1
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Cook, ACT - 15 Jan 2022 by CathB
CathB
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Cook, ACT - 13 Jan 2022 by CathB
CathB
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Cook, ACT - 17 Dec 2021 by CathB
CathB
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Spence, ACT - 9 Jun 2021 by Watermilli
Watermilli
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Hughes, ACT - 20 Jan 2021 by JonSteinbeck
JonSteinbeck
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Fadden, ACT - 6 Nov 2020 by YumiCallaway
YumiCallaway
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Spence, ACT - 22 May 2020 by Bron
Bron
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Hughes, ACT - 3 May 2020 by JackyF
JackyF
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Conder, ACT - 3 Apr 2020 by MichaelBedingfield
MichaelBedingfield
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Cook, ACT - 23 Nov 2019 by CathB
CathB
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Higgins, ACT - 2 May 2019 by AlisonMilton
AlisonMilton
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Cook, ACT - 2 Jan 2018 by CathB
CathB
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Evatt, ACT - 6 Dec 2013 by TimL
TimL
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Melba, ACT - 29 Mar 2012 by Bron
Bron
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Florey, ACT - 5 May 2024 by rbannister
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Ainslie, ACT - 9 Dec 2023 by Hejor1
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Ainslie, ACT - 5 Oct 2023 by JaneSutton
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Ainslie, ACT - 25 Feb 2023 by Hejor1
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Casey, ACT - 11 Feb 2023 by Hejor1
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Cook, ACT - 15 Jan 2022 by CathB
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Cook, ACT - 13 Jan 2022 by CathB
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Cook, ACT - 17 Dec 2021 by CathB
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Spence, ACT - 9 Jun 2021 by Watermilli
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Hughes, ACT - 20 Jan 2021 by JonSteinbeck
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Fadden, ACT - 6 Nov 2020 by YumiCallaway
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Spence, ACT - 22 May 2020 by Bron
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Hughes, ACT - 3 May 2020 by JackyF
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Conder, ACT - 3 Apr 2020 by MichaelBedingfield
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Cook, ACT - 23 Nov 2019 by CathB
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Higgins, ACT - 2 May 2019 by AlisonMilton
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Cook, ACT - 2 Jan 2018 by CathB
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Evatt, ACT - 6 Dec 2013 by TimL
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Melba, ACT - 29 Mar 2012 by Bron
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