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title: "Shaded Orbweaver"
description: "Metellina merianae — Insetti e ragni. Metellina merianae is a spider species in the family Tetragnathidae (long-jawed orb weavers) found from Europe to Central Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/shaded-orbweaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Shaded Orbweaver

> Metellina merianae — Insetti e ragni. Metellina merianae is a spider species in the family Tetragnathidae (long-jawed orb weavers) found from Europe to Central Asia.

- Scientific name: *Metellina merianae*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 4558
- Wikidata: [Q1313460](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1313460)
- iNaturalist taxon: [437909](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/437909)

## Names

- en: Shaded Orbweaver
- de: Höhlen-Herbstspinne
- fr: Méta Des Terriers
- nl: Bronwielwebspin

## Countries with the most observations

FR (572), GB (332), IT (323), DE (286), PT (172), ES (163), DK (150), AT (144), RU (118), FI (116), PL (105), CH (63)

## Summary

Metellina merianae is a spider species in the family Tetragnathidae (long-jawed orb weavers) found from Europe to Central Asia.
They most commonly dwell in the entrances of caves but can also be found in burrows and hollow trees. The webs of M. merianae reach up to about 100 square cm.

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

## Photo

![Shaded Orbweaver](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/shaded-orbweaver/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ilkka Kaita-aho · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/217075489

## Machine access

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