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Painted cobweb weaver

Theridion pictum (Walckenaer, 1802)

Status not recordedspiders

The painted cobweb weaver (Theridion pictum) is a species in the family Theridiidae, order Araneae. Recorded adults reach 4.8 mm in length. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Germany.

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Quick facts about the painted cobweb weaver

Weight
Not recorded
Length
2.3 mm – 4.8 mmsrc for Length
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest, grassland, wetlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

How big is the painted cobweb weaver?

PAINTED COBWEB WEAVER · LENGTH 4.8 MMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 4.8 mm, the recorded maximum length of the painted cobweb weaver is about 0.3% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

What does the painted cobweb weaver eat, and what eats it?

Species recorded in published studies and collections.

Recorded prey of the painted cobweb weaver

11 on record

  1. Chartoscirta cincta3 sources
  2. Clubiona stagnatilis3 sources
  3. Marmalade fly Episyrphus balteatus3 sources
  4. Herina frondescentiae3 sources
  5. Herina parva3 sources
  6. Stripe-backed Snailkiller Limnia unguicornis3 sources
  7. Limnobaris dolorosa3 sources
  8. Cereal leaf beetle Oulema melanopus3 sources
  9. Pherbina coryleti3 sources
  10. Sepedon spinipes3 sources
  11. Callitula ferrierei2 sources

Recorded predators of the painted cobweb weaver

1 on record

  1. Common reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus3 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 painted cobweb 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 painted cobweb weaver is listed for 1 country.

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

The same countries as a list

  1. Germany

Why a country list is not a range map

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

Is the painted cobweb 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 painted cobweb weaver classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderAraneae
  5. familyTheridiidae
  6. genusTheridion
  7. SpeciesTheridion pictum (Walckenaer, 1802)

Synonyms Allotheridion ornatum, Allotheridion pictum, Allotheridion zelotypum, Aranea picta, Steatoda picta, Theridion ornatum, Theridion picta, Theridion zelotypum

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Wetland long-legged cobweaverEnglish
  • SkilderbonthuisspinnekopAfrikaans
  • snovačka malovanáCzech
  • StrauchkugelspinneGerman
  • keihäspallokkiFinnish
  • セアカヒメグモJapanese
  • 붉은등줄꼬마거미Korean
  • Puošnusis kilpininkasLithuanian
  • rubinkamfotNorwegian Bokmål
  • Rood visgraatjeDutch
  • Donker visgraatjeDutch
  • Теридион украшенныйRussian
  • snovačka maľovanáSlovak
  • pilklotspindelSwedish

Catalogue of LifeiNaturalistITISTAXREFWikidata

Relatives of the painted cobweb weaver

Other species in the same genus Theridion.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the painted cobweb weaver?

An adult painted cobweb weaver measures 2.3 mm – 4.8 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the painted cobweb weaver live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the painted cobweb weaver for 1 country: Germany. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the painted cobweb weaver?

The painted cobweb weaver (Theridion pictum) belongs to the family Theridiidae in the order Araneae.

What eats the painted cobweb weaver?

Animals recorded preying on the painted cobweb weaver include common reed bunting. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

Which animals does the painted cobweb weaver eat?

Animals recorded as prey of the painted cobweb weaver include chartoscirta cincta, clubiona stagnatilis, marmalade fly and herina frondescentiae. 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). Painted cobweb weaver (Theridion pictum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/painted-cobweb-weaver

MLA

“Painted cobweb weaver (Theridion pictum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/painted-cobweb-weaver.

BibTeX
@misc{painted_cobweb_weaver_2026,
  title = {Painted cobweb weaver (Theridion pictum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/painted-cobweb-weaver},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}