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title: "Social House Spider"
description: "Philoponella congregabilis — Insecten en spinnen. Philoponella congregabilis, sometimes referred to as the little humped spider, is an Australian species of communal spider that, like other species of Uloboridae, does not use venom."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/social-house-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Social House Spider

> Philoponella congregabilis — Insecten en spinnen. Philoponella congregabilis, sometimes referred to as the little humped spider, is an Australian species of communal spider that, like other species of Uloboridae, does not use venom.

- Scientific name: *Philoponella congregabilis*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2972
- Wikidata: [Q2342057](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2342057)
- iNaturalist taxon: [521225](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/521225)

## Names

- en: Social House Spider

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1621), NZ (423)

## Summary

Philoponella congregabilis, sometimes referred to as the little humped spider, is an Australian species of communal spider that, like other species of Uloboridae, does not use venom. Instead it wraps its prey in spider silk to crush it to death. The spider then goes on to regurgitate digestive fluid into the shroud, then consuming the pre-digested liquid. The specific name congregabilis translates to "community dwellers". The generic name Philoponella alludes to their industrious nature, "loving labour".

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

## Photo

![Social House Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/social-house-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Hanwen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/273721724

## Machine access

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