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Agelenopsis sp. |
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| Order | Araneae (Spiders) |
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| Family | Agelenidae (Funnel-Web Spiders) |
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| Status | Common |
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| Habitat | Open woods, gardens. |
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| Size | Female: Male: a little less than |
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| Adult Food | Insects. |
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| Identification | The top of the front segment (carapice) has 3 pale and 2 dark horizontal stripes. Like other funnel-web spiders, the spinarets extend well beyond the end of the rear segment (abdomen), and are visible from above. The web is a horizontal, non-sticky sheet with a funnel near one edge. |
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grass spider |
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