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Austracantha minax
Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider at Stromlo, ACT
Identification history
| Austracantha minax | 2 Feb 2022 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 2 Feb 2022 | trevorpreston |
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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 Area
- Places Stromlo, ACT
Species information
- Not Sensitive
- Local Native
- Non-Invasive
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 2 Feb 2022 04:09 PM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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