Macracantha hasselti is a species of spider belonging to the family Araneidae. It is a native of Asia, occurring from India eastwards to Indonesia.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Hasselt's Spiny Spider being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Actinacantha globulata
- Gasteracantha crucigera
- Acrosomoides acrosomoides
- Gasteracantha rhomboidea
- Gasteracantha curvispina
- Gasteracantha clavigera
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Araneidae
- Genus
- Macracantha
- Species
- Macracantha hasselti
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