# Gorse orbweaver (*Agalenatea redii*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/gorse-orbweaver  
Data as of: 2026-11-14

The gorse orbweaver (Agalenatea redii) is a species in the family Araneidae, order Araneae. Recorded adults reach 1.03 cm in length. Source checklists list it for 4 countries, including France, Italy and Poland.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | Not recorded |
| Length | 4.6 mm – 1.03 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Invertivore |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Young per litter or clutch | Not recorded |
| Active | At night (nocturnal) |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | 4 countries |

## Recorded prey and predators

Recorded prey: Harmonia axyridis (*Harmonia axyridis*), Interrupted Sunshiner (*Amara communis*), Amara convexior (*Amara convexior*), Rumble-backed Sunshiner (*Amara eurynota*), Narrow-dimpled Sunshiner (*Amara similata*), Amara plebeja (*Amara plebeja*), Anisodactylus binotatus (*Anisodactylus binotatus*), Asaphidion pallipes (*Asaphidion pallipes*), Bembidion lampros (*Bembidion lampros*), Bembidion properans (*Bembidion properans*), Brachinus explodens (*Brachinus explodens*), Dark-footed harp ground beetle (*Calathus fuscipes*). Recorded predators: Bronze carabid (*Carabus nemoralis*), One-eyed centipede (*Lamyctes emarginatus*), Carabus auratus (*Carabus auratus*), Common heart shield (*Nebria brevicollis*), Tent spider (*Pisaura mirabilis*), Trochosa ruricola (*Trochosa ruricola*), Coal-runner (*Pterostichus melanarius*), Asian hornet (*Vespa velutina*). Each pair is recorded by at least two datasets compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/, CC0 1.0).

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Arthropoda
- class: Arachnida
- order: Araneae
- family: Araneidae
- genus: Agalenatea
- species: *Agalenatea redii* (Scopoli, 1763)

Synonyms: *Agalenatea aldrovandi*, *Agalenatea biocellata*, *Agalenatea coeletron*, *Agalenatea cratera*, *Agalenatea myabora*, *Agalenatea solers*, *Agelenatea redii*, *Agelenatea solers*, *Agelenatea sollers*, *Anetes caeletron*, *Aranea aldrovandi*, *Aranea cratera*, *Aranea redi*, *Araneus myabora*, *Araneus redii*, *Araneus redii*, *Atea sclopetaria*, *Epeira agalena*, *Epeira biocellata*, *Epeira cratera*, *Epeira redii*, *Epeira redii*, *Epeira sollers*, *Epeira sollers*

## Countries on record

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

France, Italy, Poland, Slovenia

## Common questions

### How big is the gorse orbweaver?

An adult gorse orbweaver measures 4.6 mm – 1.03 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### Where does the gorse orbweaver live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the gorse orbweaver for 4 countries: France, Italy, Poland and Slovenia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

### What kind of animal is the gorse orbweaver?

The gorse orbweaver (Agalenatea redii) belongs to the family Araneidae in the order Araneae.

### What eats the gorse orbweaver?

Animals recorded preying on the gorse orbweaver include bronze carabid, one-eyed centipede, carabus auratus and common heart shield. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

### Which animals does the gorse orbweaver eat?

Animals recorded as prey of the gorse orbweaver include harmonia axyridis, interrupted sunshiner, amara convexior and rumble-backed sunshiner. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

## Sources

- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI): interpreted data products](https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/), CC0 1.0, 0.11. Poelen, J.H., Simons, J.D. & Mungall, C.J. (2014) Global Biotic Interactions: an open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics 24: 148–159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2014.08.005. Data: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22691479, with each record's original reference.
- [TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844), CC BY 4.0, 2.0. Chauvier, Y., Adde, A., Bergamini, A. et al. (2025) TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844

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