Austracantha minax
Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider at Bruce, ACT
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| Austracantha minax | MichaelMulvaney | 27 Dec 2016 | |
| Austracantha minax | ibaird | 27 Dec 2016 |
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User's notes
Colony of spiders on adjacent bushes near a shallow stream (dry). Smaller male spiders (about one quarter size of the females) were seen at the edge of several webs.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.097022-35.261298
- Altitude 631.0m
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Bruce, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 23 Dec 2016 01:54 PM Recorded on
- ibaird Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- ibaird 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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