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title: "Sneak Spider"
description: "Harpactea hombergi — Insects & spiders. Harpactea hombergi is genus of spiders in the family Dysderidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/sneak-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sneak Spider

> Harpactea hombergi — Insects & spiders. Harpactea hombergi is genus of spiders in the family Dysderidae.

- Scientific name: *Harpactea hombergi*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1269
- Wikidata: [Q2784914](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2784914)
- iNaturalist taxon: [318911](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/318911)

## Names

- en: Sneak Spider
- de: Rindenlangfinger
- fr: Harpactée pattes-rayées
- nl: Schorscelspin

## Countries with the most observations

FR (262), GB (249), DE (112), AT (44), BE (24), ES (23), CH (22), PT (18), IE (9), PL (8), DK (7), LU (7)

## Summary

Harpactea hombergi is genus of spiders in the family Dysderidae. It is native to Europe.

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

## Photo

![Sneak Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sneak-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andreas Manz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/82663292

## Machine access

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