Oligotoma nigra, also known as the black webspinner, is a species of insect in the order Embiidina, also known as Embioptera.

In America, it can be found from Texas to California up to Utah, covering much of the southwest region of the United States.

It was most likely introduced to North America in the late 1800s during the shipping of date palm cuttings from the Persian Gulf Region.

[5] During the day they spend most of their lives in silk tunnels beneath a rock or structure nearby a food source.

[3] They are often found near the base of palm trees,[6] emerging from their tubes to feed on debris, dead plant material, mosses and lichens.