Austracantha minax

Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider at Paddys River, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.017525-35.390677
• Altitude 596.4m
• Maps Bullen Range
• Places Paddys River, ACT

Sighting information

• 2 Abundance
• 5 Jan 2022 02:30 PM Recorded on
• HelenCross Recorded by

• Collections

  Spiders Orb-weaving spiders (several families)

Additional information

• Bursaria spinosa Associated plant
• 5mm to 12mm 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
• Machine learning
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• Synonyms

  Gasteracantha minax

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