Austracantha minax
Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider at Higgins, ACT
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| Austracantha minax | MichaelMulvaney | 7 Jan 2021 | |
| Austracantha minax | AlisonMilton | 7 Jan 2021 |
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Previous sightings indicate that this egg sac belongs to the jewel spider. Photos here are of the spiderlings that have emerged from this sac I collected a few months ago.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.030569-35.238503
- Altitude 622.8m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 7 Jan 2021 01:22 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
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- My flagged sightings AlisonMilton 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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