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Strawberry spider

Araneus alsine (Walckenaer, 1802)

Status not recordedspiders

The strawberry spider (Araneus alsine) is a species in the family Araneidae, order Araneae. Recorded adults reach 1.05 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the strawberry spider

Weight
Not recorded
Length
1.05 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
At night (nocturnal)
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the strawberry spider?

STRAWBERRY SPIDER · LENGTH 1.05 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.05 cm, the recorded maximum length of the strawberry spider is about 0.6% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the strawberry spider live?

Not recorded

Is the strawberry 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 strawberry spider classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderAraneae
  5. familyAraneidae
  6. genusAraneus
  7. SpeciesAraneus alsine (Walckenaer, 1802)

Synonyms Aranea alsine, Araneus bohemicus, Araneus luteus, Epeira bohemica, Epeira lutea

Other names and names in other languages (19)
  • Orange Wheelweaving spiderEnglish
  • křižák načervenalýCzech
  • Orange hjulspinderDanish
  • ErdbeerspinneGerman
  • punaristikkiFinnish
  • Épeire alsineFrench
  • hűsölő keresztespókHungarian
  • コガネオニグモJapanese
  • Rausvapilvis kryžiuotisLithuanian
  • appelsinveverNorwegian Bokmål
  • SinaasappelspinDutch
  • Krzyżak pomarańczowyPolish
  • Желтый крестовикRussian
  • križiak červenkastýSlovak
  • apelsinspindelSwedish
  • OrangenkreuzspinneGerman
  • SumpfkreuzspinneGerman
  • Крестовик зябкийRussian
  • Светлый кругопрядRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the strawberry spider

Other species in the same genus Araneus.

Barn spider

Araneus cavaticus

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Common questions

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How big is the strawberry spider?

An adult strawberry spider measures 1.05 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the strawberry spider?

The strawberry spider (Araneus alsine) belongs to the family Araneidae in the order Araneae.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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BibTeX
@misc{strawberry_spider_2026,
  title = {Strawberry spider (Araneus alsine)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/strawberry-spider},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}