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title: "Six-spotted Orbweaver"
description: "Araniella displicata — Insects & spiders. Araniella displicata, the sixspotted orbweaver, is a species of orb weaver in the spider family Araneidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/six-spotted-orbweaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Six-spotted Orbweaver

> Araniella displicata — Insects & spiders. Araniella displicata, the sixspotted orbweaver, is a species of orb weaver in the spider family Araneidae.

- Scientific name: *Araniella displicata*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 15284
- Wikidata: [Q141339](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q141339)
- iNaturalist taxon: [81984](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/81984)

## Names

- en: Six-spotted Orbweaver
- de: Rote Kürbisspinne
- fr: Araignée à six points
- nl: Bonte komkommerspin

## Countries with the most observations

US (7567), CA (2209), PL (36), DE (32), RU (16), FI (15), JP (9), BY (8), GB (8), LT (8), AT (7), CZ (7)

## Summary

Araniella displicata, the sixspotted orbweaver, is a species of orb weaver in the spider family Araneidae. It is found in North America, Europe, a range from Russia to Kazakhstan, China, Korea, and Japan.

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

## Photo

![Six-spotted Orbweaver](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/six-spotted-orbweaver/medium.jpg)

Photo: Irene · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/205601110

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/six-spotted-orbweaver?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).