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Jewel Spider

Austracantha minax

Photo by NathBig
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Field Notes

Description:

The Australian jewel spider (Austracantha minax) belongs to the distinctive orb-weaver family, and is beautifully ornamented with spines and circular impressions on the abdomen. The Australian jewel spider is widespread throughout Australia .

Habitat:

They like to make their webs in shrubby woodlands in large communities of spiders with each individual web connected together into a miniature spider city.

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Austracantha minax

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Comments (2)
NathBig
Think he was still building it.
ShannaB
Ohh, so jealous Nath. One day I'll see one of these. I really like the second shot where it's dangling from the web. Did the web look damaged or was it a work in progress?
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PublishedAugust 1, 2014

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