Austracantha minax
Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider at Stromlo, ACT
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| Austracantha minax | MichaelMulvaney | 2 Feb 2022 | |
| Unverified | trevorpreston | 2 Feb 2022 |
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Black Spider about 12mm, similar to the jewelled spiders that are around but seem slightly larger, and fatter. Webs are built in the same manner as the jewel/Christmas spiders. I saw 2 of these black ones about 10m apart.
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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
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- Colour mutations in wildlife trevorpreston 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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