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title: "Sputnik Spider"
description: "Paidiscura pallens — Insetti e ragni. Paidiscura pallens is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/sputnik-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sputnik Spider

> Paidiscura pallens — Insetti e ragni. Paidiscura pallens is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae.

- Scientific name: *Paidiscura pallens*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 2602
- Wikidata: [Q1760146](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1760146)
- iNaturalist taxon: [468241](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/468241)

## Names

- en: Sputnik Spider
- de: Zwerg-Kugelspinne
- fr: Theridion pâle
- nl: Kleine boskogelspin

## Countries with the most observations

GB (992), FR (136), DE (118), PT (78), DK (39), ES (32), FI (31), SE (26), PL (19), NL (12), BE (11), IT (11)

## Summary

Paidiscura pallens is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae. It is found in the Mediterranean, Middle East, the Caucasus and Great Britain. Females of this species make distinctive white sputnik shaped egg cocoons, usually on oak leaves, and often remain nearby.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Charlie Farrell · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/140899523

## Machine access

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