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Funnel Weavers (Family Agelenidae)

Funnel Weavers (Family Agelenidae)

With this family of spiders, the web is a horizontal, sheet-like web with a funnel-like tube in the middle or off to a side.
This funnel is what the family is named for and is used by the spider for trapping prey and protection.
See http://www.bugguide.net/node/view/1974 for more information

Funnel Web Spider (Grass Spider) Web
Funnel Web Spider (Grass Spider)
Wadotes spp.
Funnel Web Spider (Grass Spider)
Funnel Web Spider
Funnel Web Spider (Grass Spider)

Funnel Web Spider (Grass Spider)
Funnel Web Spider (Grass Spider)
Funnel Web Weaver
Barronopsis texana
Greater European House Spider

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