Pointillist Neoscona

Neoscona punctigera

"Neoscona punctigera" is a widespread species of orb-weaver spider found from Japan to mainland Asia, Australia and several Western Indian Ocean islands.
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Appearance

The female reaches about 1.1 cm and the male about 0.7 cm. It is well-camouflaged during the day when sitting on bark, but when it hunts during the night it sits in the web and attracts insect prey with its bright, contrasting spots on the underside of the abdomen. "N. punctigera" builds spiral shaped webs.
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Distribution

This spider and close relatives are commonly found in the Philippines, where the females frequently are used for spider fighting.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyAraneidae
GenusNeoscona
SpeciesN. punctigera
Photographed in
Malaysia
Taiwan