Central Coast Arkys IndexArkys alatus (Winged Arkys) Arkys alticephala (High-headed Arkys) Arkys curtulus (Bird-dropping Spider) Arkys dilatatus (Dilated Arkys) Arkys enigma Arkys furcatus Arkys lancearius (Triangular Spider) Arkys transversus Arkys speechleyi
Arkys curtulus | Juvenile | Male and female
The Arkys curtulus, commonly known as the Bird-dropping Spider, or more colloquially as the Bird Poo Spider, is a great little spider to look out for, that’s if you can distinguish it from the bird droppings.
Juvenile Arkys curtulus
Male and Female Arkys curtulus
The male Arkys curtulus (on the left) has larger spines and a different shaped abdomen to that of the female Arkys curtulus (on the right).
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Chelicerata
- Class: Arachnida
- Order: Araneae
- Infraorder: Araneomorphae
- Family: Arkyidae
- Genus: Arkys
- Species: Arkys curtulus
Footnote & References
- Photographs © Michael Doe
- Arkys curtulus (Simon, 1903), Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Arkys curtulus
Central Coast Arkys IndexArkys alatus (Winged Arkys) Arkys alticephala (High-headed Arkys) Arkys curtulus (Bird-dropping Spider) Arkys dilatatus (Dilated Arkys) Arkys enigma Arkys furcatus Arkys lancearius (Triangular Spider) Arkys transversus Arkys speechleyi
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