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title: "Hammock spider"
description: "Pityohyphantes costatus — Insecten en spinnen. Pityohyphantes costatus, the hammock spider, is a species of sheetweb spider in the family Linyphiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/hammock-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-21
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# Hammock spider

> Pityohyphantes costatus — Insecten en spinnen. Pityohyphantes costatus, the hammock spider, is a species of sheetweb spider in the family Linyphiidae.

- Scientific name: *Pityohyphantes costatus*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1445
- Wikidata: [Q2188673](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2188673)
- iNaturalist taxon: [153446](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/153446)

## Names

- en: Hammock spider

## Countries with the most observations

US (163), CA (33)

## Summary

Pityohyphantes costatus, the hammock spider, is a species of sheetweb spider in the family Linyphiidae. It is found in the United States. Its name comes from its webs resembling hammocks.

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

## Photo

![Hammock spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/hammock-spider/medium.jpg?v=c2646ce8)

Photo: Martyn Drabik-Hamshare · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137550793

## Machine access

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