Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider at Flynn, ACT
Identification history
| Austracantha minax | 5 Apr 2019 | KimPullen | ||
| Unidentified | 5 Apr 2019 | Naffy |
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User's notes
Spider on lemon tree. White dot on head, yellow dots on back and spikes pointing backwards (armour). Big body, very fine legs. Seems to be attached to one thread of silk. Moves slowly. Photo taken from it's rear. Any ideas?
1 comment
KimPullen
wrote:
6 Apr 2019
Thanks for the sighting, Naffy. It's a female Christmas spider - yours is a bit later than usual.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.041803-35.202961
- Places Flynn, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 5 Apr 2019 05:34 PM Recorded on
- Naffy Recorded by
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Collections
Spiders Orb-weaving spiders (several families) Naffy Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm 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
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Gasteracantha minax
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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