Austracantha minax

Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider at Stromlo, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.012244-35.294353
• Altitude 663.1m
• Maps Piney Ridge Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)
• Places Stromlo, ACT

Sighting information

• 2 Abundance
• 2 Feb 2022 04:09 PM Recorded on
• trevorpreston Recorded by

• Collections

  trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Orb-weaving spiders (several families) Spiders

Additional information

• 12mm to 25mm 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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