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title: "Kegelspin"
description: "Cyclosa conica — Insecten en spinnen. Cyclosa conica is a small spider with no common name."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/conical-trashline-orbweaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Kegelspin

> Cyclosa conica — Insecten en spinnen. Cyclosa conica is a small spider with no common name.

- Scientific name: *Cyclosa conica*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 8797
- Wikidata: [Q1302257](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1302257)
- iNaturalist taxon: [205888](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/205888)

## Names

- en: Conical Trashline Orbweaver
- de: Konische Radspinne
- fr: Épeire conique
- nl: Kegelspin
- pl: Kołosz stożkowaty

## Countries with the most observations

US (2634), CA (741), DE (476), RU (447), FR (361), PL (319), GB (313), DK (87), SE (84), AT (79), IT (74), LT (69)

## Summary

Cyclosa conica is a small spider with no common name. It is an orb weaver, and it is easily recognized by the way it strings together the dead bodies of insects and other debris and hangs it near the center of its web. It hides on this string of debris, and its natural coloration makes it extremely difficult to see until it moves. One of its defenses against predators is to blend in with this debris and to feign death when disturbed. These spiders are small; the females range from 5.3 mm to 7.5 mm, and the males range from 3.6 mm to 4 mm.
The webs of these spiders are characterized by a vertical stripe running down…

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

## Photo

![Kegelspin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/conical-trashline-orbweaver/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jens Ullenius · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/82395903

## Machine access

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