Badumna insignis

1 Black House Spider at Hughes, ACT

Badumna insignis at Hughes, ACT - 15 Apr 2021
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Identification history

Badumna insignis 23 Apr 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Badumna insignis 16 Apr 2021 JackyF

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Dragging female wingless soldier fly into its lair

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm 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
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  • Synonyms

    Amaurobius robustus Ixeuticus robustus

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