Austracantha minax
Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider at Michelago, NSW
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| Austracantha minax | KimPullen | 21 Jun 2018 | |
| Araneae (order) | Illilanga | 17 Jun 2018 | |
| Unverified | Illilanga | 17 Jan 2018 |
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2 comments
21 Jun 2018
Thanks! I have matching spider photos from a month later in the same location that I will add as a sighting.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.155586-35.780417
- Maps Illilanga & Baroona
- Places Michelago, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 Nov 2017 03:13 PM Recorded on
- Illilanga Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Illilanga Completed Illilanga 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
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Gasteracantha minax
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