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Cyrtarachne bufo

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Cyrtarachne bufo Bösenberg & Strand, 1906

Family Name: Araneidae
Taxonomic Group: Invertebrates (Spider)
Common Name: Bird-dropping Spider

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Ecological Notes This spider looks like a bird's dropping and this helps to confuse its predators. When it is disturbed, it will retract its legs under its body and play dead, making its mimicry even more convincing.
Habitats Forest, Terrestrial
Distribution This species of spider was first discovered in the Western Catchment area.

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Species record last updated on: 21 August 2019.
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