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#4337 · 🕷️ spiders & kin

Six-spotted Orbweaver

🇳🇱 Bonte Komkommerspin ·Araniella displicata

🕷️ Spiders & kin 📍 in the Netherlands
Six-spotted Orbweaver, photo 1 of 10
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what is it?

Araniella displicata , the sixspotted orbweaver , is a species of orb weaver in the family of spiders known as Araneidae. It is found in North America, Europe, a range from Russia to Kazakhstan, China, Korea, and Japan.

base stats

  • NL sightings 6iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 15,617iNaturalist observations

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 6 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
  • 15,617 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named by Nicholas Marcellus Hentz in 1847 (179 years ago).

fact sheet

English
Six-spotted Orbweaver
Nederlands
Bonte Komkommerspin
scientific name
Araniella displicata
class
Arachnida
order
Araneae
family
Araneidae
sightings in NL
6
sightings in Europe
165
sightings worldwide
15,617
GBIF records in NL
300
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
1847 by Nicholas Marcellus Hentz

relatives· Araneidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 81984, Wikidata Q141339, GBIF 2158381, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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