Uloboridae
(Cribellate Orb-weavers)

The spider family Uloboridae, commonly known as Cribellate Orb-weavers, have been sighted 37 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Uloboridae includes 13 countries and 11 states in the United States. Uloboridae is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of March.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Uloboridae

Other Common Names

Cribellate Orb-weavers, Hackled Orb-weavers

Author

Thorell, 1869

Sightings Overview

There have been 37 confirmed sightings of Uloboridae (Cribellate Orb-weavers), with the most recent sighting submitted on January 7, 2025 by Spider ID member caro. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 37 sightings because of certain Uloboridae sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 73% of the time, Uloboridae spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 37)
Sex: 2 female and 2 male.
Environment: Uloboridae has been sighted 25 times outdoors, and 13 times indoors.
Outdoors: Man-made structure (7). Low foliage (10). High foliage (4). Ground layer (3). Under rock or debris (1).

Location and Range

Uloboridae (Cribellate Orb-weavers) has been sighted in the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, India, Netherlands, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, United States.

Uloboridae has also been sighted in the following states: Alabama, California, Florida, Hawaii, Mississippi, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, South Carolina, Wisconsin.