Austracantha minax

Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider at Acton, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.106542-35.260138
• Altitude 619.2m
• Maps Dryandra St Woodland
• Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

• 2 Abundance
• 24 Apr 2021 12:25 PM Recorded on
• ConBoekel Recorded by

• Collections

  ConBoekel Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr 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
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• Synonyms

  Gasteracantha minax

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