bird dropping spider

noun

Celaenia excavata, of New Zealand.

Meanings

nounbird dropping spider (plural bird dropping spiders)

plural bird dropping spiders

  1. Any spider that mimics bird droppings to avoid predators
    1. Celaenia excavata, of New Zealand.
    2. Arkys curtulus, of eastern Australia.
    3. Mastophora (bolas spiders), of the New World.
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