It is found in the Caribbean region and South America, the type locality being the island of Trinidad.

[1] Like other webspinners, Antipaluria urichi typically lives in colonies consisting of adult females and their young, protected under a silken web.

Adult males have wings and seek out females, but do not feed and are short-lived.

[2] The web is spun from silk produced by glands on the insects' tarsi.

After the eggs hatch, the mother stays with the nymphs and provides silk to protect them.