Arkys curtulus

1 Bird-dropping Arkys at Braemar, NSW

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Identification history

	Arkys curtulus	3 May 2025	MichaelMulvaney
	Arkys curtulus	2 May 2025	Curiosity

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This is the same spider as the one in sightings 4662338 & 4662339. size ~10 mm. I find this spider fascinating so have been checking on it almost daily since the first sighting on 14.04.2025. Each time I checked, it was on the same clump of agapanthus & in an ambush posture. For this sighting it had moved to a different leaf & caught another insect, possibly a weevil.

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

3 May 2025

Yep a weevil is the prey

Curiosity wrote:

4 May 2025

Thanks @MichaelMulvaney. Now that I know it's a weevil, I'll look through my photos of weevils from around our yard and nearby nature strip. I don't often see weevils.

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Location information

Coordinates 150.474918 -34.433726
Maps Braemar Wingecarribee Local Government Area
Places Braemar, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
30 Apr 2025 09:03 AM Recorded on
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Species information

Arkys curtulus Scientific name
Bird-dropping Arkys Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 639.4m Recorded at altitude
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