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title: "Horned Arkys"
description: "Arkys cornutus — Insetti e ragni. Arkys cornutus, the horned triangular spider, is a common Australian spider belonging to the family Arkyidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/horned-arkys
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Horned Arkys

> Arkys cornutus — Insetti e ragni. Arkys cornutus, the horned triangular spider, is a common Australian spider belonging to the family Arkyidae.

- Scientific name: *Arkys cornutus*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 417
- Wikidata: [Q1645418](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1645418)
- iNaturalist taxon: [201611](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/201611)

## Names

- en: Horned Arkys

## Countries with the most observations

AU (406)

## Summary

Arkys cornutus, the horned triangular spider, is a common Australian spider belonging to the family Arkyidae.
An ambush hunter, commonly found resting on leaves and fern. The front two pairs of legs are large and spined, suited for grabbing small insects, while the rear pairs of legs are smaller. The body length of males is smaller than the females, around 9 millimetres (0.35 in). Body colour varies from yellow or orange to red with pale spots on the heart shaped abdomen.

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

## Photo

![Horned Arkys](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/horned-arkys/medium.jpg)

Photo: M. quinquenervia · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/148077031

## Machine access

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