Cyclosa bifurcata is a species of spider in the orb-weaver family Araneidae, found in South America (Costa Rica, Hispaniola to Argentina). (Cyclosa bifurcata Kishida, 1931 is a different species, now regarded as a synonym of Cyrtophora exanthematica.)
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Cyclosa bifurcata 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 octotuberculata
- Cyclosa diversa
- Cyclosa walckenaeri
- Cyclosa machadinho
- Cyclosa insulana
- Cyclosa caroli
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Araneidae
- Genus
- Cyclosa
- Species
- Cyclosa bifurcata
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