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title: "Tailed Forest Spider"
description: "Argiope protensa — Insecten en spinnen. Argiope protensa, commonly known as the tailed grass spider or teardrop spider, is a species of spider in the orb weaver family, Araneidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/tailed-forest-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Tailed Forest Spider

> Argiope protensa — Insecten en spinnen. Argiope protensa, commonly known as the tailed grass spider or teardrop spider, is a species of spider in the orb weaver family, Araneidae.

- Scientific name: *Argiope protensa*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden)
- iNaturalist observations: 1992
- Wikidata: [Q1309229](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1309229)
- iNaturalist taxon: [202207](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/202207)

## Names

- en: Tailed Forest Spider

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1565), NZ (260)

## Summary

Argiope protensa, commonly known as the tailed grass spider or teardrop spider, is a species of spider in the orb weaver family, Araneidae. This species is fairly common and widespread in Australasia, but like many spider species, little is known of its ecology, biology, or life history.

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

## Photo

![Tailed Forest Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/tailed-forest-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Christine Braaten · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/150470685

## Machine access

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