
Bird Dropping Spider - Celaenia excavata
The spider has evolved an effective strategy against being eaten by day-active predators such as birds and wasps. Its body mimics unappetising bird droppings. They are dirty white, grey and black in colour, with very large abdomen. Bird-dropping Spiders are sometimes called Bird Dung Spiders. They are also known as Orchard Spiders because they are so commonly seen in citrus and other orchards.
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The bird dropping spider derives its name from mimicking bird droppings to avoid predators, mainly birds. However, there are other species of spider that resemble bird droppings, for example species of "Mastophora".
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