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Bird dropping spider - Celaenia excavata With her egg capsule  Australia,Celaenia excavata,Geotagged,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Bird dropping spider - Celaenia excavata

With her egg capsule

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  1. Awesome capture, mate! Posted 2 days ago
    1. Thank you,Ferdy. Posted 2 days ago

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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".

Similar species: Spiders
Species identified by Ernst
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By Ernst

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Uploaded Jan 12, 2026. Captured Jan 12, 2026 11:12 in 8 Harwood Cl, Encounter Bay SA 5211, Australia.
  • Canon EOS 650D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 109mm