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title: "Black Purseweb Spider"
description: "Sphodros niger — Insecten en spinnen. Sphodros niger, the black purse-web spider, is a mygalomorph spider from the Eastern United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/black-purseweb-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Black Purseweb Spider

> Sphodros niger — Insecten en spinnen. Sphodros niger, the black purse-web spider, is a mygalomorph spider from the Eastern United States.

- Scientific name: *Sphodros niger*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 1521
- Wikidata: [Q2126798](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2126798)
- iNaturalist taxon: [129217](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/129217)

## Names

- en: Black Purseweb Spider
- fr: Mygale obscure

## Countries with the most observations

US (1146), CA (215)

## Summary

Sphodros niger, the black purse-web spider, is a mygalomorph spider from the Eastern United States. It is listed as a special concern species in Connecticut.

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

## Photo

![Black Purseweb Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-purseweb-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stari Plativky · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/51312975

## Machine access

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