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Common Bird-dropping Spider - Photo (c) Simon Grove, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Simon Grove CC
Common Bird-dropping Spider (Celaenia excavata) Info
The bird dropping spider (Celaenia excavata) 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 (a bolas spider). (Wikipedia)
White-banded Bird-dropping Spider - Photo (c) jonatan_antunez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by jonatan_antunez CC
White-banded Bird-dropping Spider (Cyrtarachne ixoides) Info
Cyrtarachne ixoides is an orb-weaver spider species (family Araneidae) found in the Mediterranean basin to Georgia and also in Madagascar. (Wikipedia)
Bird-dropping Araneid Spiders - Photo (c) Nikie Scott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nikie Scott CC
Bird-dropping Araneid Spiders (Genus Aethriscus) Info
Aethriscus is a genus of Central African orb-weaver spiders first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1902. As of April 2019 it contains only two species, both found in Middle Africa. (Wikipedia)