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Window lace-weaver

Amaurobius fenestralis (Ström, 1768)

Status not recordedspiders

The window lace-weaver (Amaurobius fenestralis) is a species in the family Amaurobiidae, order Araneae. Recorded adults reach 9.6 mm in length.

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Quick facts about the window lace-weaver

Weight
Not recorded
Length
4 mm – 9.6 mmsrc for Length
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest, human_modifiedsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the window lace-weaver?

WINDOW LACE-WEAVER · LENGTH 9.6 MMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 9.6 mm, the recorded maximum length of the window lace-weaver is about 0.6% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

What does the window lace-weaver eat, and what eats it?

Species recorded in published studies and collections.

Recorded prey of the window lace-weaver

The 24 best supported of 28 on record

  1. Diplocephalus picinus2 sources
  2. Ectinus aterrimus2 sources
  3. Geostiba circellaris2 sources
  4. Small sheet-web weaver Microneta viaria2 sources
  5. Oxypoda annularis2 sources
  6. Common Schendyla Schendyla nemorensis2 sources
  7. Tapinocyba insecta2 sources
  8. Acrotona sylvicola2 sources
  9. Agonum sexpunctatum2 sources
  10. Buzzing spider Anyphaena accentuata2 sources
  11. Red-brown click beetle Athous haemorrhoidalis2 sources
  12. Athous subfuscus2 sources
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  1. Athous vittatus2 sources
  2. Betarmon bisbimaculatus2 sources
  3. Seven-spot ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2 sources
  4. Geophilus truncorum2 sources
  5. Vermiculated rove beetle Habrocerus capillaricornis2 sources
  6. Harpactea lepida2 sources
  7. Heterothops dissimilis2 sources
  8. Lathrobium brunnipes2 sources
  9. Liogluta longiuscula2 sources
  10. Macrargus rufus2 sources
  11. Notiophilus biguttatus2 sources
  12. Common leaf weevil Phyllobius pyri2 sources

Recorded predators of the window lace-weaver

5 on record

  1. Common Schendyla Schendyla nemorensis2 sources
  2. Bronze carabid Carabus nemoralis2 sources
  3. Cychrus attenuatus2 sources
  4. Geophilus truncorum2 sources
  5. Shorter red centipede Strigamia acuminata2 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 window lace-weaver live?

Not recorded

Is the window lace-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 window lace-weaver classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderAraneae
  5. familyAmaurobiidae
  6. genusAmaurobius
  7. SpeciesAmaurobius fenestralis (Ström, 1768)

Synonyms Amaurobius atrox, Aranea fenestralis, Ciniflo fenestralis

Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • cedivka podkorníCzech
  • SkovkartespinderDanish
  • FensterspinneGerman
  • WaldfinsterspinneGerman
  • ikkunapimikkiFinnish
  • Amaurobe des fenêtresFrench
  • ablakos eretnekpókHungarian
  • Gelsvapilvis NiūrvorisLithuanian
  • skogvinduedderkoppNorwegian Bokmål
  • vanlig vinduedderkoppNorwegian Bokmål
  • HuiskaardespinDutch
  • Sidlisz jaskiniowyPolish
  • Темножил отверсточныйRussian
  • cedivka podkôrováSlovak
  • fönsterspindelSwedish

Catalogue of LifeiNaturalistITISTAXREFWikidata

Relatives of the window lace-weaver

Other species in the same genus Amaurobius.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the window lace-weaver?

An adult window lace-weaver measures 4 mm – 9.6 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the window lace-weaver?

The window lace-weaver (Amaurobius fenestralis) belongs to the family Amaurobiidae in the order Araneae.

What eats the window lace-weaver?

Animals recorded preying on the window lace-weaver include common schendyla, bronze carabid, cychrus attenuatus and geophilus truncorum. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

Which animals does the window lace-weaver eat?

Animals recorded as prey of the window lace-weaver include diplocephalus picinus, ectinus aterrimus, geostiba circellaris and small sheet-web weaver. 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). Window lace-weaver (Amaurobius fenestralis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/window-lace-weaver

MLA

“Window lace-weaver (Amaurobius fenestralis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/window-lace-weaver.

BibTeX
@misc{window_lace_weaver_2026,
  title = {Window lace-weaver (Amaurobius fenestralis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/window-lace-weaver},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}