Pointillist Neoscona

Neoscona punctigera is a widespread species of orb-weaver spider found from Japan in Asia to Australia, as well as several smaller Western Indian Ocean islands. The female reaches about 1.1 cm (0.43 in) and the male about 0.7 cm (0.28 in). 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...