Neoscona triangula
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Red-spotted Neoscona Orb-Web Spider | |
|---|---|
 | |
| N. triangula from South Africa | |
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Neoscona |
| Species: | N. triangula |
| Binomial name | |
| Neoscona triangula (Keyserling, 1864)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Neoscona triangula is a species of spider in the family Araneidae.[2] It is commonly known as the red-spotted Neoscona orb-web spider.[3]
Neoscona triangula has a very wide global distribution, known from Cape Verde to India and with a wide distribution throughout Africa.[3]
In South Africa, the species is recorded from all nine provinces at altitudes ranging from 7 to 1,781 m above sea level and occurs in more than 20 protected areas.[3]
Habitat and ecology
This large species makes orb-webs in vegetation at night and removes them early in the morning, resting on plants during the day. The species is very common in gardens during the summer season. The species has been sampled from the Forest, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Nama Karoo, Savanna, and Thicket biomes. The species was also sampled from crops such as avocado, macadamia and pecans orchards, onion, sorghum and tomato fields. The species was also sampled from Burkea africana in Nylsvley Nature Reserve.[3]
Description
female
Neoscona triangula is known from both sexes. These are large spiders measuring 9-17 mm in body length[3]
