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title: "Ogre-faced Spider"
description: "Deinopis spinosa — Insekten & Spinnen. Deinopis spinosa, known generally as the ogrefaced spider or net-casting spider, is a species of ogrefaced spider in the family Deinopidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/ogre-faced-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ogre-faced Spider

> Deinopis spinosa — Insekten & Spinnen. Deinopis spinosa, known generally as the ogrefaced spider or net-casting spider, is a species of ogrefaced spider in the family Deinopidae.

- Scientific name: *Deinopis spinosa*
- Category: `insects` (Insekten & Spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 510
- Wikidata: [Q1817598](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1817598)
- iNaturalist taxon: [528913](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/528913)

## Names

- en: Ogre-faced Spider

## Countries with the most observations

US (455)

## Summary

Deinopis spinosa, known generally as the ogrefaced spider or net-casting spider, is a species of ogrefaced spider in the family Deinopidae. It is found in the United States, St. Vincent, and Venezuela. This spider is notable for its use of a net to catch prey. It does this by holding a small web stretched across its legs while it is suspended from a sparse web frame. When prey approaches the spider, it lunges forward and captures the insect in its net. In order to capture prey flying above it the spider uses a backward striking motion. When prey is outside its field of vision this spider appears to use a sensory organ…

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

## Photo

![Ogre-faced Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ogre-faced-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Lyn Roueche · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/100751064

## Machine access

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