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Labyrinth spider

Agelena labyrinthica

12,916 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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25 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 357, February 264, March 413, April 650, May 938, June 1,022, July 1,094, August 941, September 691, October 516, November 282, December 220.
United States7,388
Alaska7,388
United Kingdom924
England872
France777
Poland576
Germany450
Italy449
Russia241
Occitanie192

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Practical

  • VenomousProduces venom for defense or huntingFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassArachnids · Arachnida
OrderSpiders · Araneae
FamilyFunnel Weavers · Agelenidae
GenusGrass Funnel-web Spiders · Agelena

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Labyrinth spider with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.