Neoscona nautica, the brown sailor spider, is a species of orb weaver in the family Araneidae. Found in Asia and the Pacific islands, it has been introduced into both Americas, and the Sudan.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Brown Sailor 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
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Araneidae
- Genus
- Neoscona
- Species
- Neoscona nautica
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