Cyclosa insulana is a species of orb-weaver spider in the family Araneidae. Its distribution ranges from the Mediterranean region eastward to Japan, India to Papua New Guinea, Australia, and parts of Africa including St. Helena, South Africa, and Eswatini.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Common Garbage-Line Web 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
- Cyclosa bifurcata
- Cyclosa sierrae
- Cyclosa oculata
- Cyclosa walckenaeri
- Cyclosa trilobata
- Cyclosa argenteoalba
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Araneidae
- Genus
- Cyclosa
- Species
- Cyclosa insulana
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