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title: "Zawijak żółtawy"
description: "Enoplognatha ovata — Owady i pająki. Enoplognatha ovata, the common candy-striped spider, is a species of spider belonging to the family Theridiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/common-candy-striped-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Zawijak żółtawy

> Enoplognatha ovata — Owady i pająki. Enoplognatha ovata, the common candy-striped spider, is a species of spider belonging to the family Theridiidae.

- Scientific name: *Enoplognatha ovata*
- Category: `insects` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: `urban` (Miasta i ogrody)
- iNaturalist observations: 15864
- Wikidata: [Q1313519](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1313519)
- iNaturalist taxon: [219195](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/219195)

## Names

- en: Common candy-striped spider
- de: Gemeine Kugelspinne
- es: Araña rayos de dulce
- fr: Théridion ovoïde
- nl: Gewone tandkaak
- pl: Zawijak żółtawy

## Countries with the most observations

CA (3938), US (2768), GB (761), DK (375), RU (220), FI (183), DE (175), FR (104), AT (83), SE (83), NL (81), LT (60)

## Summary

Enoplognatha ovata, the common candy-striped spider, is a species of spider belonging to the family Theridiidae. Their scientific name derives from the latin word 'ovatus' which means egg-shaped. Despite its small size, this is a formidable predator which can prey on insects many times its size.

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

## Photo

![Zawijak żółtawy](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-candy-striped-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: suestew101 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/301692233

## Machine access

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