Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider at Pambula, NSW
Identification history
| Austracantha minax | 20 Jan 2022 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Austracantha minax | 19 Jan 2022 | KylieWaldon |
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User's notes
They were altogether in one patch but could only get the underside which was facing into the sun. The other side was long snaky grass.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.871400-36.937121
- Places Pambula, NSW
Sighting information
- 9 Abundance
- 3 Jan 2022 01:08 PM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
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Collections
KylieWaldon South Coast NatureMapr Austracantha minax 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
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Synonyms
Gasteracantha minax
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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