Gasteracantha westringi is a species of spiny orb-weaver spider in the genus Gasteracantha. It is found in Australasia, including New Caledonia and Norfolk Island, and it has a wing-shaped abdomen armed with red and black spines.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Gasteracantha westringi 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
- Acrosomoides acrosomoides
- Gasteracantha geminata
- Gasteracantha sauteri
- Gasteracantha crucigera
- Gasteracantha diadesmia
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Araneidae
- Genus
- Gasteracantha
- Species
- Gasteracantha westringi
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