Agelena orientalis
Appearance
Agelena orientalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Agelenidae |
Genus: | Agelena |
Species: | A. orientalis
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Binomial name | |
Agelena orientalis C. L. Koch, 1837
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Agelena orientalis is a species of spiders belonging to the family Agelenidae.
Description
[edit]Agelena orientalis can reach a total length of 11–13.6 millimetres (0.43–0.54 in) in males, 12.2–17.7 millimetres (0.48–0.70 in) in females. Coloration is yellowish, with a characteristic pattern of the upperside of the abdomen. These spiders trap their preys by weaving entangling non-sticky funnel webs.
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Funnel web of Agelena orientalis
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An agelena hiding in its funnel
Distribution
[edit]This species is present from Italy to Central Asia and Iran.
References
[edit]- Platnick, N. I. (2007). The world spider catalog, version 7.5. American Museum of Natural History.
- On two closely related funnel-web spiders
- Spinnen Forum
- Biolib
- Fauna Europaea