Araniella cucurbitina: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the araniella cucurbitina lives – recorded in 18 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Araniella cucurbitina
Group	Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids
Found in	18 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Arachnid
Order	Araneida
Family	Araneidae

Where does the araniella cucurbitina live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the araniella cucurbitina in 18 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the araniella cucurbitina?

The araniella cucurbitina (Araniella cucurbitina) is an arachnid in the order Araneida and the family Araneidae, genus Araniella. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the araniella cucurbitina

Araniella cucurbitina, sometimes called the "cucumber green spider", is a spider of the family Araneidae. Araniella cucurbitina is found across Europe, Western Asia, Central Asia and Japan. The cucurbitina in the name comes from the word cucurbit which is a family of plants including cucumbers.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Araniella cucurbitina (revision 1369737714), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1545036 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).