Austracantha minax

Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider at Paddys River, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.019290-35.390932
• Altitude 583.0m
• Maps Bullen Range
• Places Paddys River, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 5 Mar 2022 11:56 AM Recorded on
• HelenCross Recorded by

• Collections

  Leucistic and Melanistic Wildlife HelenCross NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands 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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