---
title: "Swifts' Ant-hunter Spider"
description: "Zenodorus swiftorum — Insecten en spinnen. Zenodorus swiftorum is a species of ant-hunting jumping spider found in Papua New Guinea and northern Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/swifts-ant-hunter-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Swifts' Ant-hunter Spider

> Zenodorus swiftorum — Insecten en spinnen. Zenodorus swiftorum is a species of ant-hunting jumping spider found in Papua New Guinea and northern Australia.

- Scientific name: *Zenodorus swiftorum*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 928
- Wikidata: [Q104600366](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104600366)
- iNaturalist taxon: [860431](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/860431)

## Names

- en: Swifts' Ant-hunter Spider

## Countries with the most observations

AU (880)

## Summary

Zenodorus swiftorum is a species of ant-hunting jumping spider found in Papua New Guinea and northern Australia. The common name is Swifts' ant-hunter, and was named in honour of Kristin Swift and John Swift who supported Conservation International in New Guinea. Zenodorus swiftorum is common but variable across tropical Australia and countries to the north. Females are slightly larger than males.

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

## Photo

![Swifts' Ant-hunter Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/swifts-ant-hunter-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jun MATSUI · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/254092230

## Machine access

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