# Labyrinth spider (*Agelena labyrinthica*)

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

The labyrinth spider (Agelena labyrinthica) is a species in the family Agelenidae, order Araneae. Recorded adults reach 1.65 cm in length. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Japan.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | Not recorded |
| Length | 8 mm – 1.65 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Invertivore |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | grassland, human_modified |
| Young per litter or clutch | Not recorded |
| Active | By day (diurnal) |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | 1 country |

## Recorded prey and predators

Recorded prey: Eyed Labybug (*Anatis ocellata*), Two-spot ladybird (*Adalia bipunctata*), Seven-spot ladybird (*Coccinella septempunctata*). 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: Agelenidae
- genus: Agelena
- species: *Agelena labyrinthica* (Clerck, 1757)

Synonyms: *Agalena labyrinthica*, *Agealena labyrinthica*, *Agelena labyrinthiea*, *Agelena pinetorum*, *Agelena tubicola*, *Aranea furcata*, *Aranea labyrinthica*, *Aranea liliigera*, *Aranea riparia*, *Aranea roeselii*, *Aranea röselii*, *Araneus labyrinthicus*, *Dolomeda montana*, *Theridium maxillare*

## 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.

Japan

## Common questions

### How big is the labyrinth spider?

An adult labyrinth spider measures 8 mm – 1.65 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### Where does the labyrinth spider live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the labyrinth spider for 1 country: Japan. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

### What kind of animal is the labyrinth spider?

The labyrinth spider (Agelena labyrinthica) belongs to the family Agelenidae in the order Araneae.

### Which animals does the labyrinth spider eat?

Animals recorded as prey of the labyrinth spider include eyed labybug, two-spot ladybird and seven-spot ladybird. 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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