Austracantha minax
1 Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider at Symonston, ACT
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| Austracantha minax | YumiCallaway | 8 Jun 2020 | |
| Austracantha minax | JonSteinbeck | 8 Jun 2020 |
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This female Jewel Spider had made its web over a dead-looking invasive blackberry bush at the southern most dam at Callum Brae. Its underside was easy to photograph as it was close to the outside while to photograph the topside I had to push the thorny branches out of the way, taking care not to disturb the spider. There did not appear to be any food in its web.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.139737-35.357023
- Altitude 627.4m
- Maps Callum Brae
- Places Symonston, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 29 May 2020 09:11 PM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- BIrdsinCanberra 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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