Parasteatoda tabulata is a cobweb spider first described by female found by H. W. Levi in 1980. It originates from tropical Asia, but has been introduced to North America, Europe, and temperate Asia including China, Korea, and Japan.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Wandering House Cobweaver 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
- Parasteatoda tepidariorum
- Cryptachaea blattea
- Tidarren sisyphoides
- Cryptachaea veruculata
- Parasteatoda lunata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Theridiidae
- Genus
- Parasteatoda
- Species
- Parasteatoda tabulata
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