[1] Zoropsis spinimana is distributed widely in the Mediterranean, but reaches into Russia, and was introduced to the United States, primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area,[2][3][4] and the United Kingdom, primarily the London area.

[5] Since the mid-1990s, the species has been sighted along Europe's North-South transport routes, like Lucerne, Basel, Freiburg im Breisgau, Duisburg and Innsbruck.

Ecologists assume that climate change enabled the spiders to take hold and reproduce north of the Alps.

[7] Spiders of the species can be found on forest edges under rocks and tree bark, where they hunt for prey during the night.

Since this spider cannot survive in a harsh climate, it often seeks refuge in human habitation and is frequently found in houses, where the temperature is milder and food is more abundant.