Neoscona vigilans is a species of orb-weaver spider in the genus Neoscona. It has a very wide distribution across sub-Saharan Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and much of Asia from Iran and Pakistan to Japan and New Guinea.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Vigilant Spotted Orbweaver 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
- Neoscona menghaiensis
- Neoscona scylla
- Neoscona punctigera
- Neoscona subfusca
- Neoscona triangula
- Hortophora tatianeae
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Araneidae
- Genus
- Neoscona
- Species
- Neoscona vigilans
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