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title: "Green-pea Spider"
description: "Araneus apricus — Insetti e ragni. Araneus apricus is a species of spider in the family Araneidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/green-pea-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Green-pea Spider

> Araneus apricus — Insetti e ragni. Araneus apricus is a species of spider in the family Araneidae.

- Scientific name: *Araneus apricus*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 735
- Wikidata: [Q2361098](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2361098)
- iNaturalist taxon: [143186](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/143186)

## Names

- en: Green-pea Spider

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (367), ZW (52), BW (31), MZ (21), NA (12), MW (11), GA (7), UG (7), ZM (7), KE (6), TZ (6), CG (5)

## Summary

Araneus apricus is a species of spider in the family Araneidae. It is commonly known as the green pea spider.

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

## Photo

![Green-pea Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/green-pea-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andrew Deacon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/326808310

## Machine access

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