Austracantha minax
Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider at Aranda, ACT
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| Austracantha minax | NateKingsford | 14 Jun 2025 | |
| Austracantha minax | WendyEM | 13 Jun 2025 | |
| Unverified | KMcCue | 28 Jan 2021 |
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This seems to be a chrysalis - the tail sticking up vertically. Any idea what it is?
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.081331-35.258328
- Altitude 643.0m
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 26 Jan 2021 04:44 PM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
- Mulberry tree Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- KMcCue NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands 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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