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#4298 · 🕷️ spiders & kin

Witbandkogelspin

Neottiura bimaculata

🕷️ Spiders & kin 📍 in the Netherlands
Witbandkogelspin, photo 1 of 10
1/10 © Line Sabroe · CC BY 4.0

what is it?

Neottiura bimaculata is a species of cobweb spider in the family Theridiidae. It is found in North America, Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Sibiria), Central Asia, China, and Japan.

base stats

  • NL sightings 14iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 1,798iNaturalist 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 14 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
  • 1,798 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named in 1767 (259 years ago).

fact sheet

Nederlands
Witbandkogelspin
scientific name
Neottiura bimaculata
class
Arachnida
order
Araneae
family
Theridiidae
sightings in NL
14
sightings in Europe
912
sightings worldwide
1,798
GBIF records in NL
419
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
1767

relatives· Theridiidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 225792, Wikidata Q1766701, GBIF 2156268, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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