Austracantha minax

Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider at Stromlo, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.010052-35.297394
• Maps Piney Ridge Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)
• Places Stromlo, ACT

Sighting information

• 4 - 15 Abundance
• 15 Feb 2022 09:20 AM Recorded on
• BarrieR Recorded by

• Collections

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

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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