61,265 observations
Grass Spiders
Agelenopsis
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Arthropoda ›Class: Arachnida ›Order: Araneae ›Family: Agelenidae ›
About
Agelenopsis, commonly known as the American grass spiders, is a genus of funnel weavers first described by C.G. Giebel in 1869. They weave sheet webs that have a funnel shelter on one edge. The web is not sticky, but these spiders make up for that shortcoming by running very rapidly. The larger specimens (depending on species) can grow to about 19 mm in body length. They may be recognized by the arrangement of their eight eyes into...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Grass Spiders is Agelenopsis.
- Grass Spiders belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Grass Spiders belongs to the phylum Arthropoda.
- Grass Spiders belongs to the class Arachnida.
- Grass Spiders belongs to the order Araneae.
- Grass Spiders belongs to the family Agelenidae.