# Oak spider (*Aculepeira ceropegia*)

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

The oak spider (Aculepeira ceropegia) is a species in the family Araneidae, order Araneae. Recorded adults reach 1.1 cm in length.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | Not recorded |
| Length | 1.1 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Invertivore |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Young per litter or clutch | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | Not recorded |

## Recorded prey and predators

Recorded prey: Agallia brachyptera (*Agallia brachyptera*), Anaceratagallia ribauti (*Anaceratagallia ribauti*), Anoscopus flavostriatus (*Anoscopus flavostriatus*), Berytinus clavipes (*Berytinus clavipes*), Neophilaenus campestris (*Neophilaenus campestris*), Orius niger (*Orius niger*), Meadow froghopper (*Philaenus spumarius*), Stripe-winged grasshopper (*Stenobothrus lineatus*), Slender ground hopper (*Tetrix subulata*), Long-horned groundhopper (*Tetrix tenuicornis*), Lesser marsh grasshopper (*Chorthippus albomarginatus*), Steppe grasshopper (*Chorthippus dorsatus*). Recorded predators: Coal-runner (*Pterostichus melanarius*). 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: Aculepeira
- species: *Aculepeira ceropegia* (Walckenaer, 1802)

Synonyms: *Aculepeira vachoni*, *Aranea ceropegia*, *Araneus ceropegius*, *Miranda ceropegia*

## Common questions

### How big is the oak spider?

An adult oak spider measures 1.1 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

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

The oak spider (Aculepeira ceropegia) belongs to the family Araneidae in the order Araneae.

### What eats the oak spider?

Animals recorded preying on the oak spider include coal-runner. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

### Which animals does the oak spider eat?

Animals recorded as prey of the oak spider include agallia brachyptera, anaceratagallia ribauti, anoscopus flavostriatus and berytinus clavipes. 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

Cite as: Oak spider (Aculepeira ceropegia). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/oak-spider