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Gracile sheet-web weaver

Bathyphantes gracilis (Blackwall, 1841)

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The gracile sheet-web weaver (Bathyphantes gracilis) is a species in the family Linyphiidae, order Araneae. Recorded adults reach 2.5 mm in length. Source checklists list it for 4 countries, including France, Japan and Netherlands.

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Quick facts about the gracile sheet-web weaver

Weight
Not recorded
Length
1.5 mm – 2.5 mmsrc for Length
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest, grassland, human_modified, wetlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Generations a year
Severalsrc for Generations a year
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
4 countriessrc for Countries on record

How big is the gracile sheet-web weaver?

GRACILE SHEET-WEB WEAVER · LENGTH 2.5 MMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 2.5 mm, the recorded maximum length of the gracile sheet-web weaver is about 0.1% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

What does the gracile sheet-web weaver eat, and what eats it?

Species recorded in published studies and collections.

Recorded prey of the gracile sheet-web weaver

The 24 best supported of 64 on record

  1. Semi-aquatic bugs Hebrus pusillus3 sources
  2. Myllaena minuta3 sources
  3. Black-shouldered shieldbug Carpocoris purpureipennis2 sources
  4. Adelphocoris seticornis2 sources
  5. Mullein bug Campylomma verbasci2 sources
  6. Chlamydatus pulicarius2 sources
  7. Chlamydatus saltitans2 sources
  8. Lesser marsh grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2 sources
  9. Chorthippus biguttulus2 sources
  10. Drymus sylvaticus2 sources
  11. Megalonotus emarginatus2 sources
  12. Nysius ericae2 sources
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  1. Ribautodelphax albostriata2 sources
  2. Slender ground hopper Tetrix subulata2 sources
  3. Adelphocoris quadripunctatus2 sources
  4. Amblytylus nasutus2 sources
  5. Chlamydatus pullus2 sources
  6. Dicyphus globulifer2 sources
  7. Gargara genistae2 sources
  8. Ant damsel bug Himacerus mirmicoides2 sources
  9. Lygus gemellatus2 sources
  10. Lygus pratensis2 sources
  11. European tarnished plant bug Lygus rugulipennis2 sources
  12. Nabis pseudoferus2 sources

Recorded predators of the gracile sheet-web weaver

The 24 best supported of 32 on record

  1. Lesteva sicula3 sources
  2. Myllaena dubia3 sources
  3. Pterostichus strenuus2 sources
  4. Talavera aequipes2 sources
  5. Arctosa lutetiana2 sources
  6. Calathus melanocephalus2 sources
  7. Drassyllus lutetianus2 sources
  8. Drassyllus pusillus2 sources
  9. Leistus ferrugineus2 sources
  10. Degeer's Thickjaw Pachygnatha degeeri2 sources
  11. Banded jumper Phlegra fasciata2 sources
  12. Ant spider Synageles venator2 sources
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  1. Badister bullatus2 sources
  2. Bledius rufipes2 sources
  3. Clubiona brevipes2 sources
  4. Clubiona reclusa2 sources
  5. Geophilus electricus2 sources
  6. Histopona torpida2 sources
  7. Hairy-horned springtail-hunter Loricera pilicornis2 sources
  8. Microlestes minutulus2 sources
  9. Small sheet-web weaver Microneta viaria2 sources
  10. Ant-spider Myrmarachne formicaria2 sources
  11. Pardosa palustris2 sources
  12. Meadow wolf spider Pardosa prativaga2 sources

Each pair is recorded by at least two independent datasets. A record shows the animal was seen or found to have eaten the other, including scavenged carcasses and young animals; it does not say how often. Compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (CC0 1.0).

References for these records

Where does the gracile sheet-web weaver live?

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.

The gracile sheet-web weaver is listed for 4 countries.

FrancePolandNetherlandsJapan
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. France
  2. Japan
  3. Netherlands
  4. Poland

Why a country list is not a range map

Listed by: WSC (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

Is the gracile sheet-web weaver endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the gracile sheet-web weaver classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderAraneae
  5. familyLinyphiidae
  6. genusBathyphantes
  7. SpeciesBathyphantes gracilis (Blackwall, 1841)

Synonyms Bathyphantes burgundicus, Bathyphantes circumspectus, Bathyphantes circumspectus, Bathyphantes longipes, Bathyphantes minutulus, Bathyphantes orientis, Bathyphantes orientis, Bathyphantes pusio, Bathyphantes pusio, Bathyphantes similior, Bathyphantes terricola, Bathyphantes vilis, Bathyphantes vilis, Linyphia circumspecta, Linyphia gracilis, Linyphia longipes, Linyphia similior, Linyphia terricola, Linyphia vilis, Meioneta gracilis, Neriene gracilis, Oreodia minutula

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • plachetnatka vlhkomilnáCzech
  • Almindelig dværgbaldakinspinderDanish
  • Gewöhnlicher ErdweberGerman
  • jokaviirukkiFinnish
  • テナガグモJapanese
  • 각시긴손접시거미Korean
  • stripeflommatteveverNorwegian Bokmål
  • Gewoon wevertjeDutch
  • Батифантес стройныйRussian
  • plachtárka vlhkomilnáSlovak
  • flygmattvävareSwedish

Catalogue of LifeiNaturalistITISTAXREFWikidata

Relatives of the gracile sheet-web weaver

Other species in the same genus Bathyphantes.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the gracile sheet-web weaver?

An adult gracile sheet-web weaver measures 1.5 mm – 2.5 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the gracile sheet-web weaver live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the gracile sheet-web weaver for 4 countries: France, Japan, Netherlands and Poland. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the gracile sheet-web weaver?

The gracile sheet-web weaver (Bathyphantes gracilis) belongs to the family Linyphiidae in the order Araneae.

What eats the gracile sheet-web weaver?

Animals recorded preying on the gracile sheet-web weaver include lesteva sicula, myllaena dubia, pterostichus strenuus and talavera aequipes. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

Which animals does the gracile sheet-web weaver eat?

Animals recorded as prey of the gracile sheet-web weaver include semi-aquatic bugs, myllaena minuta, black-shouldered shieldbug and adelphocoris seticornis. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Gracile sheet-web weaver (Bathyphantes gracilis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/gracile-sheet-web-weaver

MLA

“Gracile sheet-web weaver (Bathyphantes gracilis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/gracile-sheet-web-weaver.

BibTeX
@misc{gracile_sheet_web_weaver_2026,
  title = {Gracile sheet-web weaver (Bathyphantes gracilis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/gracile-sheet-web-weaver},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}