3 Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider at Vincentia, NSW
Identification history
| Austracantha minax | 13 Jan 2023 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Austracantha minax | 6 Jan 2023 | RobG1 |
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There was a cluster of black jewel spiders very close to the colourful jewel spiders (https://southcoast-nsw.naturemapr.org/sightings/4463046). They shone like enamelled metal. (I used a flash for the first and the last shots).
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Location information
- Coordinates 150.680561-35.088813
- Places Vincentia, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 1 Jan 2023 01:14 PM Recorded on
- RobG1 Recorded by
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Collections
Leucism, melanism and other colour mutations in wildlife RobG1 NatureMapr South Coast 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
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Gasteracantha minax
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