Austracantha minax

1 Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider at Symonston, ACT

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Identification history

	Austracantha minax	8 Jun 2020	YumiCallaway
	Austracantha minax	8 Jun 2020	JonSteinbeck

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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
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BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Orb-weaving spiders (several families) Spiders

Additional information

12mm to 25mm 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
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Synonyms
Gasteracantha minax

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Australian Capital Territory

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