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Agelenidae
Sign in to saveThe Agelenidae are a large family of spiders in the suborder Araneomorphae. Well-known examples include the common "grass spiders" of the genus Agelenopsis. The most widely accepted common name for members of the family is funnel weaver.
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FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyAgelenidae
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- Parent taxon
- Agelenoidea
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- Hausspinne Tegenaria atrica.jpg
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- Description
- Biology
- Parasocial species
- Genera
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The Agelenidae are a large family of spiders in the suborder Araneomorphae. Well-known examples include the common "grass spiders" of the genus Agelenopsis. The most widely accepted common name for members of the family is funnel weaver.
==Description== The body length of the smallest Agelenidae spiders is about , excluding the legs, while the larger species grow to long. Some exceptionally large species, such as Eratigena atrica, may reach in total leg span.