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title: "Ninja-star Ceiling Spider"
description: "Zosis geniculata — Insects & spiders. Zosis geniculata is a cosmopolitan species of spider with a pantropical distribution."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/ninja-star-ceiling-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ninja-star Ceiling Spider

> Zosis geniculata — Insects & spiders. Zosis geniculata is a cosmopolitan species of spider with a pantropical distribution.

- Scientific name: *Zosis geniculata*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `urban` (Towns & gardens)
- iNaturalist observations: 3386
- Wikidata: [Q1865148](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1865148)
- iNaturalist taxon: [172199](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/172199)

## Names

- en: Ninja-star Ceiling Spider

## Countries with the most observations

BR (832), AU (343), IN (139), TH (135), US (124), PR (116), EC (70), TT (60), PH (45), VE (44), ID (42), RE (40)

## Summary

Zosis geniculata is a cosmopolitan species of spider with a pantropical distribution. In Australia, it is often seen in buildings near human habitation.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zosis_geniculata

## Photo

![Ninja-star Ceiling Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ninja-star-ceiling-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Steve Wells · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8763598

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/ninja-star-ceiling-spider?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).