Blue star vs Spitting Spider

Amsonia orientalis compared with Scytodes thoracica

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Spitting Spider is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Spitting Spider
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Apocynaceae	Scytodidae
Genus	Amsonia	Scytodes
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Scytodes thoracica

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Spitting Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Spitting Spider
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue star

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Spitting Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (28 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Blue star

The Blue star (Amsonia orientalis) is a species in the genus Amsonia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.