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title: "Schorskoloniespin"
description: "Drapetisca socialis — Insecten en spinnen. Drapetisca socialis is a species of spider belonging to the family Linyphiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/invisible-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Schorskoloniespin

> Drapetisca socialis — Insecten en spinnen. Drapetisca socialis is a species of spider belonging to the family Linyphiidae.

- Scientific name: *Drapetisca socialis*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 2372
- Wikidata: [Q1759030](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1759030)
- iNaturalist taxon: [360718](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/360718)

## Names

- en: Invisible Spider
- de: Rindenweber
- fr: Drapetisca des troncs
- nl: Schorskoloniespin

## Countries with the most observations

RU (449), GB (289), DE (284), FI (231), FR (166), PL (142), DK (129), NL (84), SE (82), IT (45), AT (43), LT (32)

## Summary

Drapetisca socialis is a species of spider belonging to the family Linyphiidae. It is distributed across most of the Palearctic region.
Even among the diminutive spiders in this family, this is a very small species with a body length (excluding legs) of just 3 mm. It is usually found motionless on its delicate web, built on the trunk of a tree, where its mottled body and banded legs, allied to its tiny size, make it very difficult to see (giving it the common name invisible spider).
This species of spider weaves webs made of silk so fine that it seems invisible; it can only be seen if the light falls on it at the…

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

## Photo

![Schorskoloniespin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/invisible-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: onotole · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/179640457

## Machine access

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