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Araneus ventricosus
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Araneus ventricosus

Araneus ventricosus is a nocturnal orb-weaver spider found primarily in China, Japan, and Korea that has been involved in numerous research studies and is easily identified by its nocturnal web-building behavior. Araneus ventricosus' venom is effective against invertebrate prey, but its venom is ineffective in vertebrates. This arachnid's silk has been researched extensively and has several unique properties. For instance, Araneus ventricosus is able to produce flagelliform silk, and its TuSp1 (tubuliform spidroin) and AcSp1 (aciniform...

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 332301.