Badumna insignis

1 Black House Spider at Cook, ACT

Badumna insignis at Cook, ACT - 9 Nov 2023
Badumna insignis at Cook, ACT - 9 Nov 2023
Badumna insignis at Cook, ACT - 9 Nov 2023
Badumna insignis at Cook, ACT - 9 Nov 2023
Badumna insignis at Cook, ACT - 9 Nov 2023
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Identification history

Badumna insignis 21 Nov 2023 YumiCallaway
Badumna insignis 18 Nov 2023 CarbonAI
Badumna insignis 18 Nov 2023 CathB

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Two spiders of the same size (about 16 mm), presumably both females. The last photo was taken about 4 hours after the others.

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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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