Araneidae – Austracantha minax – Jewel Spider

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Name:
Araneidae – Austracantha minax – Jewel Spider

Scientific Name:
Austracantha minax

Reference Number:
LLZ-956

Description

Class Arachnida; Order Araneae; Infraorder Araneomorphae; Family Araneidae (Orb-weavers); Scientific name: Austracantha minax; Common name: Jewel Spider; Alternative common name: Christmas Spider – Female ascending on the silk line - Distribution in Australia: present in all mainland states and Tasmania; absent in the deserts of the centre – Photographed: in February, in Walpole-Nornalup NP, Western Australia.

Additional Details

Reference Number:	LLZ-956
Scientific Name:	Austracantha minax