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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Funnel Weavers (Agelenidae) » Ageleninae » Grass Spiders (Agelenopsis)
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Spider (Agelenopsis sp.?) - Agelenopsis
Copyright © 2017 Sarah Christopherson

Spider (Agelenopsis sp.?) - Agelenopsis
Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
August 12, 2017
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Contributed by Sarah Christopherson on 22 August, 2017 - 8:28pm
Last updated 23 August, 2017 - 2:07pm

Moved
Moved from Spiders. Note the narrow anterior of the cephalothorax and the long spinnerets. The pattern is pretty distinctive for the genus as well.
… Chad Heins, 23 August, 2017 - 2:07pm login or register to post comments

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Moved from ID Request.
… Sarah Christopherson, 23 August, 2017 - 11:21am login or register to post comments

Agelenidae
Hi Sarah,
This is definitely a spider in the Agelenidae family. They are commonly called funnel-web weavers because they make a living making a little funnel which spreads out to a fine sheet where prey is caught. The species are quite hard to differentiate, so my best guess is an Agelenopsis spp.
I hope this helps!
… Andrew Caudillo, 23 August, 2017 - 10:55am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks so much!
Are there any particular features that are best for identification?
… Sarah Christopherson, 23 August, 2017 - 11:20am login or register to post comments

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