Interesting Facts
Description
Family Agelenidae
Funnel web weavers are small to medium sized spiders often found in grassy fields or living among leaf litter in forests . In many species, the second pair of spinnerets are twice the length of the first pair. They spin sheet webs of nonsticky silk with a characteristic funnel extending off to one side. The funnel is where the spider hides while awaiting prey . There is a 3-dimensional barrier web spun above the sheet web, and when a prey item falls through onto the sheet web, the spider quickly runs out and bites its victim, then drags it back to the funnel to feed . These sheet webs are nearly invisible unless covered with dewdrops on a cool morning, and the spider can move very quickly over the surface. It almost looks as if the spider is walking on air . [1]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
()
- A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
()
- Cuvier
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Latreille, 1829
- Arthropods
- Subphylum:
Arachnomorpha
()
- Heider, 1913
- Infraphylum:
Cheliceriformes
()
- Superclass:
Chelicerata
()
- Epiclass:
Euchelicerata
()
- Class:
Arachnida
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Arachnids
- Subclass:
Micrura
()
- Order:
Araneae
()
- C. Clerck, 1757
- Spiders
- Suborder:
Opisthothelae
()
- Pocock, 1892
- Infraorder:
Araneomorphae
()
- Smith, 1902
- Superfamily:
Agelenoidea
()
- C.L. Koch, 1837
- Family:
Agelenidae
()
- C.L. Koch, 1837
- Funnel-Web Spiders
- Genus:
Tegenaria
()
- Latreille, 1804
- Specific name:
pagana
- C. L. Koch, 1840
- Scientific name: - Tegenaria pagana C. L. Koch, 1840
- Specific name:
pagana
- C. L. Koch, 1840
- Genus:
Tegenaria
(
- Family:
Agelenidae
(
- Superfamily:
Agelenoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Araneomorphae
(
- Suborder:
Opisthothelae
(
- Order:
Araneae
(
- Subclass:
Micrura
(
- Class:
Arachnida
(
- Epiclass:
Euchelicerata
(
- Superclass:
Chelicerata
(
- Infraphylum:
Cheliceriformes
(
- Subphylum:
Arachnomorpha
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Tegenaria antrias Crosby • Tegenaria bidentata Keyserling • Tegenaria castro Chamberlin and Ivie • Tegenaria heteropalpa Lebert • Tegenaria obscura Banks • Tegenaria pagana cavernicola Simon • Tegenaria proxima O. P. -Cambridge • Tegenaria simplex Bryant • Tegenaria subtilis Simon • Tegenaria testacea Simon • Tegenaria variata Thorell
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Platnick N.I., 15-Jul-2004
Similar Species
Members of the genus Tegenaria
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 3 species and subspecies in this genus:
T. agrestis (Hobo Spider) · T. atrica (Common House Spider) · T. domestica (European House Spider)
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Further Reading
- Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural. Madrid: La Sociedad, url p. 40.
- International catalogue of scientific literature. LondonPublished for the International Council by the Royal Society of London1901-1920 url p. 38.
- Science-gossip. Berlin: R. Friedländer & Sohn, [1894]-1902. url p. 140, p. 8.
- The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology being a continuation of the Annals combined with Loudon and Charlesworth's Magazine of Natural History. London, Taylor and Francis, Ltd. url p. 223, p. 228.
- The faunal connections between Europe and North America. New York, Wiley[1957] url p. 103.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal January 08, 2008:
- Senckenberg, Collection Arachnology
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 6140256
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Ara-70765
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 234361
Footnotes
- http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Nedra&search=Search [back]
