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Gloomy Christmas Jewel Spider
Austracantha minax sub species lugubris

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Austracantha minax is commonly known as the Jewel spider or the Christmas spider. Famous for their small bright yellow, white and black bodies but this gloomy subspecies has none of those bright colours. Found in mainland Australia. Characterised by legs and abdomen that are mostly black with no bright markings. The spines are slender and taper downwards.
 
Fun fact: Semi-social communicating with other spiders through vibrations, by which they warn each other about threats and court each other.
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We acknowledge the Minang and Koreng people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we work and live. We pay our respects to the Elders, past, present, and emerging and to the wider Noongar community. 

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  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • Our Groups Story >
      • Meet our Committee of Volunteers
      • Meet Our Staff
      • Meet our Life Members
      • Our Fellow Community Groups
      • Funding
      • Sponsors and Supporters
    • What is a catchment? >
      • Catchment History
    • Natural Resources
    • Threats >
      • Erosion
      • Cats: Feral, Stray and Domestic
      • Feral Rodents
      • Invasive Plants
    • Natural Assets >
      • King River
      • Lakes and Wetlands
      • Biodiversity >
        • Spiders
        • Rakali (Australian water rat)
        • Bats
        • Western Ringtail Possum
        • Oyster Harbour (Miaritch) >
          • Seagrass meadows
          • Oyster Reef Restoration
  • PROJECTS
    • Regional Landcare Program
    • Looking Forward, Looking Back: farm planning
    • Healthy Estuaries WA >
      • Nutrient Mapping
    • Soil Wise
    • Ranges Link
    • Past Projects
  • GET INVOLVED
    • Membership
    • Donate
    • Have Your Say
    • Southern Grazer Network
    • EOI revegetation and fencing opportunity
    • EOI for 1080 Training
    • Citizen Science and other volunteering opportunities >
      • Great Southern Bioblitz
    • Albany and Surrounds Feral Cat Working Group >
      • Albany and Surrounds Cat Blog
    • Optimising Plant Nutrition, for Growers!
    • Caring for the Catchment: OHCG's AGM
  • CONTACT US
  • RESOURCES
    • Newsletter
    • For Youth and the Youthful at Heart