Parasteatoda lunata is a species of cobweb spider in the family Theridiidae. Originally described by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1757 as Araneus lunatus, it has undergone numerous taxonomic revisions and was transferred to the genus Parasteatoda in 2008.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Parasteatoda lunata 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
- Nihonhimea tesselata
- Nihonhimea mundula
- Nihonhimea japonica
- Tidarren sisyphoides
- Parasteatoda tabulata
- Phylloneta impressa
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Theridiidae
- Genus
- Parasteatoda
- Species
- Parasteatoda lunata
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