Sheet-web weaver
Bathyphantes approximatus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871)
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The sheet-web weaver (Bathyphantes approximatus) is a species in the family Linyphiidae, order Araneae. Recorded adults reach 3.5 mm in length.
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Quick facts about the sheet-web weaver
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- 2 mm – 3.5 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
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Generations a year
- Severalsrc for Generations a year
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the sheet-web weaver?
Where does the sheet-web weaver live?
Not recorded
Is the 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 sheet-web weaver classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classArachnida
- orderAraneae
- familyLinyphiidae
- genusBathyphantes
- SpeciesBathyphantes approximatus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871)
Synonyms Linyphia approximata
Other names and names in other languages (8)
- plachetnatka mokřinnáCzech
- Großer ErdweberGerman
- luhtaviirukkiFinnish
- blæreflommatteveverNorwegian Bokmål
- MoeraswevertjeDutch
- Батифантес похожийRussian
- plachtárka močiarnaSlovak
- kärrmattvävareSwedish
Relatives of the sheet-web weaver
Other species in the same genus Bathyphantes.
Gracile sheet-web weaver
Bathyphantes gracilis
Grey sheetweb weaver
Bathyphantes brevipes
Short sheetweb weaver
Bathyphantes brevis
Three-spined shield sheetweaver
Bathyphantes alascensis
Hump-headed shield sheetweaver
Bathyphantes keeni
Short shield sheetweaver
Bathyphantes orica
CompareSheet-web weaver vs Gracile sheet-web weaverSheet-web weaver vs Grey sheetweb weaverSheet-web weaver vs Short sheetweb weaverSheet-web weaver vs Three-spined shield sheetweaver
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the sheet-web weaver?
An adult sheet-web weaver measures 2 mm – 3.5 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the sheet-web weaver?
The sheet-web weaver (Bathyphantes approximatus) belongs to the family Linyphiidae in the order Araneae.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · 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 - TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe · 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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note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
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