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SPIDER GALLERY
Information: MCCD # (815) 338-6223

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GrassSpider Common Name:
Grass Spider
 
 
Scientific Name: Agelenopsis species

 

Length or Size: Length = .01 - 0.75"

 

Comment: These spiders build a non-adhesive funnel web. When an insect strikes the web, it falls onto it and the spider comes out of the funnel to bite the insect and drag it into the funnel. There are over 400 species in North America.