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The Agelenidae are a large family of spiders in the suborder Araneomorphae.Well-known examples include the common "grass spiders" of the genus Agelenopsis.Nearly all Agelenidae are harmless to humans, but the bite of the hobo spider (Eratigena agrestis) may be medically significant, and some evidence suggests it might cause necrotic lesions, [1] but the matter remains subject to debate. [2]
Agelenopsis, commonly known as the American grass spiders, is a genus of funnel weavers described by C.G. Giebel in 1869. [1] They weave sheet webs that have a funnel shelter on one edge. The web is not sticky, but these spiders make up for that by running very rapidly. The larger specimens (depending on species) can grow to about 19 mm in body ...
Agelenopsis aperta, also known as the desert grass spider [1] or funnel-web spider, [2] is a species of spider belonging to the family Agelenidae and the genus Agelenopsis.It is found in dry and arid regions across the southern United States and into northwestern Mexico.
Grass spiders. What they look like: It’s a “very ordinary-looking” brown spider, Potzler says. It can be confused with the brown recluse, but grass spiders have long spinnerets (finger-like ...
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By late summer and early fall, this species of spider becomes a common sight in the area
Grass spider may refer to: genus Agelena, the Eurasian grass spiders; American Grass Spider (Genus Agelenopsis) genus Agelenopsis, the American grass spiders; See also
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