Austracantha minax
Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider at Cook, ACT
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| Austracantha minax | NateKingsford | 13 Mar 2025 | |
| Austracantha minax | CathB | 13 Mar 2025 |
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Egg sac under construction. She was gone when I returned 30 minutes later.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.073549-35.269193
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 2 Mar 2025 07:58 AM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
Collections
- CathB NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands 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
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Synonyms
Gasteracantha minax
Record quality
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