Austracantha minax
Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider at Conder, ACT
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| Austracantha minax | KimPullen | 4 Jan 2021 | |
| Austracantha minax | MichaelBedingfield | 22 Dec 2020 | |
| Araneae (order) | MichaelBedingfield | 1 Jan 2017 | |
| Unverified | MichaelBedingfield | 10 Dec 2016 |
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User's notes
Size - 25mm; Conder, ACT.
2 comments
1 Jan 2017
Thanks Kim. I've been checking the sac occasionally, and today the spiderlings are emerging. I'll add some photos later.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.101469-35.464758
- Altitude 633.9m
- Maps MichaelBedingfied's Home Garden
- Places Conder, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 8 Dec 2016 06:47 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Austracantha minax Orb-weaving spiders (several families) Spiders
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
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Synonyms
Gasteracantha minax
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