Austracantha minax

Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider at Aranda, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.081375-35.265568
• Maps Aranda Bushland
• Places Aranda, ACT

Sighting information

• At least 1 Abundance
• 16 Mar 2021 06:01 PM Recorded on
• CathB Recorded by

• Collections

  Leucistic and Melanistic Wildlife CathB NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Orb-weaving spiders (several families) Spiders

Additional information

• 5mm to 12mm 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
• External link More information

• Synonyms

  Gasteracantha minax

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