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title: "Angular Orbweaver Spider"
description: "Araneus angulatus — Insetos e aranhas. Araneus angulatus is a species of orb-weaving spiders found in the Palearctic realm."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/angular-orbweaver-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Angular Orbweaver Spider

> Araneus angulatus — Insetos e aranhas. Araneus angulatus is a species of orb-weaving spiders found in the Palearctic realm.

- Scientific name: *Araneus angulatus*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 9011
- Wikidata: [Q1498643](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1498643)
- iNaturalist taxon: [121769](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/121769)

## Names

- en: Angular Orbweaver Spider
- de: Gehörnte Kreuzspinne
- fr: Épeire angulaire
- nl: Schouderkruisspin
- pl: Krzyżak rogaty

## Countries with the most observations

RU (1236), ES (751), FR (701), IT (529), PT (349), DE (347), PL (221), LT (131), AT (107), UA (91), GR (80), BY (72)

## Summary

Araneus angulatus is a species of orb-weaving spiders found in the Palearctic realm. It resembles the European garden spider, Araneus diadematus, but has distinctive tubercles on its abdomen. The species was first described in Aranei Svecici in 1757, where it was the first species described, making Araneus angulatus the first scientific name of an animal that is still in use.

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

## Photo

![Angular Orbweaver Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/angular-orbweaver-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Алексей Ябс · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52777799

## Machine access

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