Bird-dropping spider- Celaenia excavata

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Ernst

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Emerging from its egg capsual. The hole in the egg capsual is just on 1 mm and it took the spiderling about 30 seconds to squeeze through the hole. Most of the time was taken up getting the legs into position and use them to pull the body through . The body popped out just like a cork in a champagne bottle making some of the spider Lingus falling onto their backs. The eggs were layer by the female overnight on the 6 th December 2021 and hatched on the 16.1.2022 (30 days) The spiderlings made silk threads almost immediately and used them to balloon away. Posted 3 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Incredible to be able to observe this! Well done, Ernst! Posted 3 years ago
2. 1. Ernst
    
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    Thanks Christine. They are just less then 2 mm and hard to get a moment when they not wriggle. Posted 3 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
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      Oh wow! So tiny! Posted 3 years ago
3. Patomarazul
  
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  Wow! Nice follow up! Posted 3 years ago
4. 1. Ernst
    
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    Thank you Martha Posted 3 years ago

Calbost Niel

Lion

Great shot and observation. Well spotted Ernst Posted 3 years ago
1. Ernst
  
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  Thanks Niel . A retirement job - first thing in the morning check on the spiders hatching. Posted 3 years ago

The Celaenia excavata

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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Similar species: Spiders

Species identified by Ernst