---
title: "Common Bark Spider"
description: "Caerostris sexcuspidata — Insetos e aranhas. Caerostris sexcuspidata is a species of spider in the family Araneidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/common-bark-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Common Bark Spider

> Caerostris sexcuspidata — Insetos e aranhas. Caerostris sexcuspidata is a species of spider in the family Araneidae.

- Scientific name: *Caerostris sexcuspidata*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1400
- Wikidata: [Q4282254](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4282254)
- iNaturalist taxon: [372696](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/372696)

## Names

- en: Common Bark Spider

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (617), ZW (24), SZ (10), KE (6), MZ (4), TZ (4)

## Summary

Caerostris sexcuspidata is a species of spider in the family Araneidae. It is endemic to Africa and is commonly known as the horned bark spider.

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

## Photo

![Common Bark Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-bark-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tim Kirsten · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/114663302

## Machine access

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