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title: "Whip Spider"
description: "Ariamnes colubrinus — Insects & spiders. Ariamnes colubrinus, known as the whip spider, is a common Australian spider belonging to the family Theridiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/whip-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Whip Spider

> Ariamnes colubrinus — Insects & spiders. Ariamnes colubrinus, known as the whip spider, is a common Australian spider belonging to the family Theridiidae.

- Scientific name: *Ariamnes colubrinus*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1492
- Wikidata: [Q2537003](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2537003)
- iNaturalist taxon: [368361](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/368361)

## Names

- en: Whip Spider

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1155), NC (8)

## Summary

Ariamnes colubrinus, known as the whip spider, is a common Australian spider belonging to the family Theridiidae. It is found in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Richard Fuller · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/134552608

## Machine access

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