Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider at Parkes, ACT
Identification history
| Austracantha minax | 29 Nov 2024 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Austracantha minax | 20 Nov 2024 | TimL |
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User's notes
The bushes in this area are full of these spiders. The smaller, darker coloured males (final image) are significantly outnumbered by the larger females.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.143230-35.300629
- Altitude 576.9m
- Maps Commonwealth & Kings Parks Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain
- Places Parkes, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 20 Nov 2024 12:10 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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Collections
TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Austracantha minax Orb-weaving spiders (several families) Spiders
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
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Gasteracantha minax
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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