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title: "Napoleon Spider"
description: "Synema globosum — Owady i pająki. Synema globosum is a species of spider belonging to the family Thomisidae (crab spiders)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/napoleon-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Napoleon Spider

> Synema globosum — Owady i pająki. Synema globosum is a species of spider belonging to the family Thomisidae (crab spiders).

- Scientific name: *Synema globosum*
- Category: `insects` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 23903
- Wikidata: [Q1302262](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1302262)
- iNaturalist taxon: [245656](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/245656)

## Names

- en: Napoleon Spider
- de: Südliche Glanz-Krabbenspinne
- es: Araña Napoleón
- fr: Thomise globuleuse
- nl: Blinkende krabspin

## Countries with the most observations

FR (6041), ES (5211), IT (3869), PT (3136), DE (1106), AT (981), GR (277), HR (247), CZ (219), CH (166), IL (163), UA (153)

## Summary

Synema globosum is a species of spider belonging to the family Thomisidae (crab spiders). It is sometimes called the Napoleon spider, because of a supposed resemblance of the markings on the abdomen to a silhouette of Napoleon wearing his iconic hat.

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

## Photo

![Napoleon Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/napoleon-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Qədirov Hüseyn · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/218075277

## Machine access

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