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title: "Bird-dropping Arkys"
description: "Arkys curtulus — Owady i pająki. Arkys curtulus, the small bird dropping spider, is a small spider found in eastern Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/bird-dropping-arkys
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bird-dropping Arkys

> Arkys curtulus — Owady i pająki. Arkys curtulus, the small bird dropping spider, is a small spider found in eastern Australia.

- Scientific name: *Arkys curtulus*
- Category: `insects` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1431
- Wikidata: [Q4281254](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4281254)
- iNaturalist taxon: [504971](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/504971)

## Names

- en: Bird-dropping Arkys

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1387)

## Summary

Arkys curtulus, the small bird dropping spider, is a small spider found in eastern Australia. It is usually seen resting on leaves waiting for prey to come near, commonly feasting on soldier flies. Colours and patterns vary considerably, ranging from cream, orange, mottled, brown or black.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkys_curtulus

## Photo

![Bird-dropping Arkys](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bird-dropping-arkys/medium.jpg)

Photo: corunastylis · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/38172128

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bird-dropping-arkys?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).