#4342 · 🕷️ spiders & kin

Filmy Dome Spider

🇳🇱 Zomerhangmatspin ·Neriene radiata

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Jason M Crockwell · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
2. © anhe · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Matt Claghorn · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Ryan Hodnett · CC BY-SA 4.0
5. © Kimberlie Sasan · CC BY-ND 4.0
6. © Jason M Crockwell · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
7. Vermont, US:© saylorj · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Oklahoma, US:© Thomas Shahan · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Trentino, Italy:© Andrea Peterlongo · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. 30120 Rogues, France:© Martin Galli · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The filmy dome spider ( Neriene radiata ) is a sheet weaver: a spider in the family Linyphiidae with a holarctic distribution. These spiders construct a dome of fine silk and hang upside-down under it, waiting for their prey.

base stats

NL sightings 2iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 10,790iNaturalist 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).