Austracantha minax

Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider at Acton, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.103088-35.278467
• Altitude 660.5m
• Maps Black Mountain
• Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 21 Dec 2020 08:57 AM Recorded on
• HelenCross Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• Lomandra Associated plant
• 25mm to 50mm 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
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• Synonyms

  Gasteracantha minax

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