Austracantha minax

Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider at Hackett, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.105174-35.273106
• Maps ANBG
• Places Hackett, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 27 Jun 2019 12:52 PM Recorded on
• TimL Recorded by

• Collections

  Illilanga flagged sightings TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Orb-weaving spiders (several families) Spiders

Additional information

• 25mm to 50mm Animal size

Species information

• Austracantha minax Scientific name
• Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 966.7m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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• Synonyms

  Gasteracantha minax

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