Austracantha minax
Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider at Acton, ACT
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| Austracantha minax | MichaelMulvaney | 26 Dec 2020 | |
| Austracantha minax | MichaelBedingfield | 22 Dec 2020 | |
| Araneae (order) | MichaelBedingfield | 22 Dec 2020 | |
| Unverified | HelenCross | 21 Dec 2020 |
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Cocoon of some sort
4 comments
22 Dec 2020
We have a few of these in Araneae sp. (order). See:- Eribotes sp. ... I wonder if Yumi can clarify further?
22 Dec 2020
It looks like the egg sac of the Jewel Spider, Austracantha minax. There are several sightings on the page for that species.
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
- Lomandra Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- HelenCross 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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