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Badumna insignis NB...camera flash here has highlighted colours which may not be apparent to the human eye under natural light. <br />
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Female 18 mm body length Arachnid,Araneae,Australia,Badumna insignis,Black House Spider,Black house spider,Desidae,Invertebrate,Spider,arthropod,fauna,macro Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Badumna insignis

NB...camera flash here has highlighted colours which may not be apparent to the human eye under natural light.

Female 18 mm body length

    comments (3)

  1. Lovely shot. I've created the species and identified it as Badumna insignis :) Posted 7 years ago
    1. Thanks for that Christine. Common enough, but I'd like to know if this one broke any size records! Rich pickings around my window frame ha ha Posted 7 years ago
      1. She's certainly impressive! Posted 7 years ago

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The black house spider or common black spider (Badumna insignis) is a common species of cribellate Australian spider, introduced to New Zealand and Japan.

Similar species: Spiders
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Ruth Spigelman

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Uploaded Jun 7, 2018. Captured Apr 23, 2018 11:38.
  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/16.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm