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Hololena curta

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Suborder
  
Entelegynae

Genus
  
Hololena

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Arachnida

Family
  
Agelenidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Spider

Similar
  
Agelenopsis aperta, Agelena orientalis, Grass spiders, Hadronyche versuta, Loxosceles deserta

Hololena curta, commonly known as corner funnel weaver or funnel web spider is a species of venomous spiders belonging to a family of Agelenidae.

It is native to North America, including Canada and the United States.

This, and related species produce a venom that contains a group of insecticidal acylpolyamines, insecticidal peptide, and a group of neurotoxins.

References

Hololena curta Wikipedia