Badumna insignis

Black House Spider at Evatt, ACT

Badumna insignis at Evatt, ACT - 15 Sep 2022
Badumna insignis at Evatt, ACT - 15 Sep 2022
Badumna insignis at Evatt, ACT - 15 Sep 2022
Badumna insignis at Evatt, ACT - 15 Sep 2022
Badumna insignis at Evatt, ACT - 15 Sep 2022
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Identification history

Badumna insignis 25 Sep 2022 MichaelMulvaney
Badumna insignis 22 Sep 2022 TimL

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The fifth image shows details of the underside including the openings to the spider's single pair of respiratory booklungs and the small tracheal spiracle adjacent to the spinnerets, which is the outlet from the booklungs.

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Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

  • Badumna insignis Scientific name
  • Black House Spider Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 840m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Amaurobius robustus Ixeuticus robustus

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