Summary ²

Austracantha minax, commonly known as the Australian Jewel Spider (a nickname similar to the Araneus gemmoides of North America), Christmas Spider and Spiny Spider, is the sole species of the Austracantha genus of spider found only in Australia.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Robert Whyte, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertwhyte/4000844670/
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austracantha_minax

More Info

• iNaturalistAU taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Atlas of Living Australia
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• World Spider Catalog (WSC)

iNaturalistAU Map