Image: Six-spined Spider, Austracantha minax
Six-spined spider, Austracantha minax.
- © Australian Museum
- Common name:
- Six-spined Spider, Spiny Spider, Jewel Spider, Christmas Spider
- Scientific name:
- Austracantha minax
Web2Spider Identification Guide. Web type 8 - orb web.
- Typical colouration is black, white and yellow, but colour varies to fully black.
- Spiders often form colonies.