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Backobourkia sp. (genus)

An orb weaver at Yass River, NSW

Backobourkia sp. (genus) at Yass River, NSW - 8 Jan 2021
Backobourkia sp. (genus) at Yass River, NSW - 8 Jan 2021
Backobourkia sp. (genus) at Yass River, NSW - 8 Jan 2021
Backobourkia sp. (genus) at Yass River, NSW - 8 Jan 2021
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Identification history

Backobourkia sp. (genus) 11 Jun 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Backobourkia sp. (genus) 2 Feb 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Argiope sp. (genus) 9 Jan 2021 SenexRugosus

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Really don't know what this is. Sitting in an Allocasuarina verticillata. Not much sign of a web.

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Podargus strigoides (Tawny Frogmouth) at Yass River, NSW - 26 Nov 2021 by SenexRugosus
Vanessa itea (Yellow Admiral) at Yass River, NSW - 22 Nov 2021 by SenexRugosus
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Diplodactylus vittatus (Eastern Stone Gecko) at Yass River, NSW - 2 Sep 2019 by SenexRugosus
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Pseudechis porphyriacus (Red-bellied Black Snake) at Yass River, NSW - 31 Mar 2018 by SenexRugosus
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  • 1 Abundance
  • 8 Jan 2021 02:58 PM Recorded on
  • SenexRugosus Recorded by

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  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size

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