Neoscona punctigera
| Neoscona punctigera | |
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| Male (above) and female (below) from Okinawa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Neoscona |
| Species: | N. punctigera
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| Binomial name | |
| Neoscona punctigera (Doleschall, 1857)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Epeira punctigera Doleschall, 1857[1] | |
Neoscona punctigera is a widespread species of orb-weaver spider found from Japan to mainland Asia, Australia and several Western Indian Ocean islands.[2][3]
The female reaches about 1.1 cm (0.43 in) and the male about 0.7 cm (0.28 in).[3] 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.[4] N. punctigera builds spiral shaped webs.
This spider and close relatives (for example, N. vigilans) are commonly found in the Philippines, where the females are frequently used for spider fighting.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Doleschall, C. L. (1857). "Bijdrage tot de kennis der Arachniden van den Indischen Archipel". Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië. 13: 339–434.
- ^ a b World Spider Catalog (2023). "Neoscona punctigera (Doleschall, 1857)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ a b Whyte, R.; G. Anderson (2017). A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. p. 75. ISBN 9780643107076.
- ^ Chuang, C.-Y.; E.-C. Yang; I.-M. Tso (2008). "Deceptive color signaling in the night: a nocturnal predator attracts prey with visual lures". Behavioral Ecology. 19 (2): 237–244. doi:10.1093/beheco/arm106.
- ^ Aguhob, J.; A.L. Dupo; O. Nuñeza (2016). "Spider Wrestling in Zamboanga Peninsula, Mindanao, Philippines". Bulletin of Environment, Pharmacology and Life Sciences. 5 (2): 11–19.
- Bensen, Amanda, et al. Wild Things- Life as We Know It Smithsonian Magazine. March 2008. Volume 38. Number 12. Pg 12.