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Agelenopsis pennsylvanica, commonly known as the Pennsylvania funnel-web spider or the Pennsylvania grass spider, is a species of spider in the family Agelenidae. The common name comes from the place that it was described, Pennsylvania, and the funnel shape of its web. [1] [2] Its closest relative is Agelenopsis potteri. [1]
Helen Hadsell a.k.a. Helene Hadsell (June 1, 1924 – October 30, 2010) [1] was an American widely known as the "contest queen". She entered and won many contests for items and for all-expense paid trips. She also won a house which was showcased at the 1964–65 New York World's Fair. Later she lectured and held workshops on positive thinking.
The genus name is a combination of Agelena (Eurasian grass spiders), a genus of similar spiders, and Greek -opsis "to look like". They are harmless spiders. Although most spiders use their webs to catch prey, the grass spider's web lacks adhesive ability. The spiders make up for that with their fast running. Grass spiders coupling in funnel web
Meet the Experts: Emma Grace Crumbley, entomologist for Mosquito Squad; Roberto M. Pereira, Ph.D., entomologist and insect research scientist with the University of Florida; Marc Potzler, a board ...
These spiders are brown in color with long legs attached to a body of roughly 9 millimeters in length, Penn State Extension writes. Brown recluse spiders sport three pairs of eyes arranged in a ...
As of 2022, the Joro spider's range in the U.S. is around 120,000 kilometers, spread across Georgia, South Carolina, North, Carolina and Tennessee, with reports of the spider in Alabama, Maryland ...
The Great Allentown Fair is an annual fair and agricultural show that is held at the Allentown Fairgrounds in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It is operated by the Lehigh County Agricultural Society. [ 1 ] It is one of the oldest fairs in the United States, and one of the largest in the state of Pennsylvania .
The invasive Joro spider has been spotted in Pennsylvania as it continues to spread in the U.S. The giant species was first seen in Georgia a decade ago.