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Money spider

Linyphia triangularis (Clerck, 1757)

Status not recordedspiders

The money spider (Linyphia triangularis) is a species in the family Linyphiidae, order Araneae. Recorded adults reach 8 mm in length. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: Hungary and Poland.

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Quick facts about the money spider

Weight
Not recorded
Length
4.6 mm – 8 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
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
2 countriessrc for Countries on record

How big is the money spider?

MONEY SPIDER · LENGTH 8 MMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 8 mm, the recorded maximum length of the money spider is about 0.5% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Which animals does the money spider eat?

Species recorded in published studies and collections.

Recorded prey of the money spider

3 on record

  1. Seven-spot ladybird Coccinella septempunctata3 sources
  2. Two-spot ladybird Adalia bipunctata2 sources
  3. Eyed Labybug Anatis ocellata2 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 money spider 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 money spider is listed for 2 countries.

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

The same countries as a list

  1. Hungary
  2. Poland

Why a country list is not a range map

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

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the money spider as introduced in 1 country.

  1. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the money spider 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 money spider classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderAraneae
  5. familyLinyphiidae
  6. genusLinyphia
  7. SpeciesLinyphia triangularis (Clerck, 1757)

Synonyms Aranea montana, Aranea pinnata, Aranea resupina sylvestris, Aranea triangularis, Araneus albini, Araneus triangularis, Linyphia albini, Linyphia macrognatha, Linyphia micrognatha, Linyphia montana, Linyphia montana, Linyphia pinnata, Linyphia pinnata, Linyphia pinnata juniperina, Linyphia resupina sylvestris, Linyphia triangularis juniperina

Other names and names in other languages (20)
  • Common sheetweb spiderEnglish
  • plachetnatka keřováCzech
  • Almindelig baldakinspinderDanish
  • Gemeine BaldachinspinneGerman
  • Gewöhnliche BaldachinspinneGerman
  • kolmioriippuhämähäkkiFinnish
  • kolmioriipukkiFinnish
  • Linyphie triangulaireFrench
  • háromszöges vitorlapókHungarian
  • Trikampiškasis GaubtatinklisLithuanian
  • triangelmatteveverNorwegian Bokmål
  • HerfsthangmatspinDutch
  • DriehoeksbaldakijnspinDutch
  • Osnuwik pospolityPolish
  • Вильчатая линифияRussian
  • Линифия треугольнаяRussian
  • plachtárka kríkováSlovak
  • oglati baldahinarSlovenian
  • ängsbaldakinspindelSwedish
  • allmän taknätsspindelSwedish

Catalogue of LifeiNaturalistITISTAXREFWikidata

Relatives of the money spider

Other species in the same genus Linyphia.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the money spider?

An adult money spider measures 4.6 mm – 8 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the money spider live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the money spider for 2 countries: Hungary and Poland. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the money spider an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the money spider as introduced in 1 country: United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the money spider?

The money spider (Linyphia triangularis) belongs to the family Linyphiidae in the order Araneae.

Which animals does the money spider eat?

Animals recorded as prey of the money spider include seven-spot ladybird, two-spot ladybird and eyed labybug. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Money spider (Linyphia triangularis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/money-spider

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BibTeX
@misc{money_spider_2026,
  title = {Money spider (Linyphia triangularis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/money-spider},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}