Badumna insignis

Black House Spider at Greenway, ACT

Badumna insignis at Greenway, ACT - 21 Jan 2021 10:26 AM
Badumna insignis at Greenway, ACT - 21 Jan 2021 10:26 AM
Badumna insignis at Greenway, ACT - 21 Jan 2021 10:26 AM
Badumna insignis at Greenway, ACT - 21 Jan 2021 10:26 AM
Badumna insignis at Greenway, ACT - 21 Jan 2021 10:26 AM
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Identification history

Badumna insignis 23 Jan 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 23 Jan 2021 AlisonMilton

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User's notes

This spider was determined to have this beetle for lunch, trying from different angles. The beetle was still alive and seemed to flatten its body against the leaf with the spider then seemingly unable to reach a soft spot. I didn't stay long enough to see who won but the last photo almost sees the spider having given up - almost.

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

  • Badumna insignis Scientific name
  • Black House Spider Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 840m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Amaurobius robustus Ixeuticus robustus

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