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Badumna insignis

Black House Spider at Wamboin, NSW

Badumna insignis at Wamboin, NSW - 24 Jan 2021
Badumna insignis at Wamboin, NSW - 24 Jan 2021
Badumna insignis at Wamboin, NSW - 24 Jan 2021
Badumna insignis at Wamboin, NSW - 24 Jan 2021
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Identification history

Badumna insignis 16 Dec 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Badumna insignis 10 Dec 2021 natureguy

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User's notes

I'm intrigued what is happening here, I presume the big spider and small one are the same species? Is the small one a baby spider? Size is given for the large spider, small one was less than 5 mm.

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   16 Dec 2021
Male spiders grow to 10mm, females to 18m so this could be a young male?

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • 25mm to 50mm 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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