Taxonomic Hierarchy
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Arachnida
- Order: Araneae
- Suborder: Araneomorphae
- Family: Theridiidae
Common Name (AAS)
Cobweb Weavers
Other Common Names
Cobweb Spiders, Cob Web Spiders, Comb-footed Spiders, Tangle-web Spiders, Gumfoot-web Spiders
Author
Carl Jakob Sundevall, 1833
Sightings Overview
There have been 1276 confirmed sightings of Theridiidae (Cobweb Weavers), with the most recent sighting submitted on April 19, 2024 by Spider ID member no-vice. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 1276 sightings because of certain Theridiidae sightings reporting incomplete data.
- Web: 37% of the time, Theridiidae spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 1269)
- Sex: 115 female and 205 male.
- Environment: Theridiidae has been sighted 531 times outdoors, and 805 times indoors.
- Outdoors: Man-made structure (333). On flower (3). Low foliage (54). High foliage (15). Ground layer (46). Under rock or debris (52). Freshwater river, lake, stream (5). Open field, pasture, grassland (7). Forest (9). Desert area (7).
Location and Range
Theridiidae (Cobweb Weavers) has been sighted in the following countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Curacao, Cyprus, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Korea, South, Lebanon, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Vietnam.
Theridiidae has also been sighted in the following states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
Seasonality
Theridiidae has been primarily sighted during the month of April.
- January: 82
- February: 115
- March: 197
- April: 245
- May: 231
- June: 72
- July: 45
- August: 34
- September: 32
- October: 106
- November: 39
- December: 76