#4215 · 🕷️ spiders & kin
Gorse Orbweaver
🇳🇱 Brede wielwebspin ·Agalenatea redii
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- 1. © Martin Galli · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 2. © Jakob Fahr · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 3. © Martin Galli · CC BY-NC 4.0
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- 5. © José Ferreira · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 6. © Jakob Fahr · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 7. © Marcello Consolo · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- 8. © Martin Galli · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 9. © Simon · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 10. © ajott · CC BY 4.0
what is it?
Agalenatea redii is a species of 'orbweavers' belonging to the family Araneidae subfamily Araneinae. This species is present in most of Europe and in central Asia.
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- Spotted 109 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #30 most seen of the spiders & kin in NL.
- 11,986 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1763 (263 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Gorse Orbweaver
- Nederlands
- Brede wielwebspin
- scientific name
- Agalenatea redii
- class
- Arachnida
- order
- Araneae
- family
- Araneidae
- sightings in NL
- 109
- sightings in Europe
- 10,710
- sightings worldwide
- 11,986
- GBIF records in NL
- 2,182
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1763 by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
relatives· Araneidae
#4186 📷 8Cross Orbweaver
🇳🇱 Kruisspin
Araneus diadematus
👀 2.9k in NL
#4190 📷 10Wasp Spider
🇳🇱 Wespenspin
Argiope bruennichi
👀 1.1k in NL
#4192 📷 9Grey Cross Spider
🇳🇱 Brugspin
Larinioides sclopetarius
👀 644 in NL
#4194 📷 10Walnut Orbweaver
🇳🇱 Platte wielwebspin
Nuctenea umbratica
👀 532 in NL
#4208 📷 7Cricket-bat Orbweaver
🇳🇱 Driestreepspin
Mangora acalypha
👀 179 in NL
#4211 📷 10Zilla Orbweaver
🇳🇱 Maskerspinnetje
Zilla diodia
👀 145 in NL
#4212 📷 10Furrow Orbweaver
🇳🇱 Rietkruisspin
Larinioides cornutus
👀 130 in NL
#4222 📷 7Four-spot Orbweaver
🇳🇱 Viervlekwielwebspin
Araneus quadratus
👀 84 in NL
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 121779, Wikidata Q1796599, GBIF 2160943, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.