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The funnel is where the spider hides while awaiting prey. There is a 3-dimensional barrier web spun above the sheet web, and when a prey item falls through onto the sheet web, the spider quickly runs out and bites its victim, then drags it back to the funnel to feed.
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www.cirrusimage.com/spider.htm
www.cirrusimage.com/spider.htm
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Information on Funnelweb Spider - pictures, articles, classification and more ... Most funnelweb spiders are retiring and rarely stray from their webs, unlike their free-roaming relatives, the wolf spiders. The funnel-shaped web is composed entirely of dry silk, ... A picture of the Web of the Funnel Spider (click to enlarge)
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www.everythingabout.net/articles/biology/animals/arthropods/arachnids/spiders/funnelweb_spider/
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About Funnel web Spiders, Funnel web spider bite in Australia, Symptoms and Signs of funnel web spider envenomation, First Aid and Medical Treatment for Funnel web spider bites. Australian Venom Research Unit. Univ.
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www.arachnology.org/Arachnology/Pages/Atrax.html
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Figure 2: Funnel web spider ... Funnel weaver spiders, or grass spiders, are the most common spiders found in homes, particularly during late summer and early fall. ... A central retreat (the base of the “funnel’) is usually used by the spider which then moves rapidly onto the web when prey enter onto it.
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www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/insect/05512.html
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Funnel web spiders construct large, flat, horizontal webs of nonsticky silk. The web contains a funnel at one end that serves as the spider s retreat. The funnel is open at both ends so the spider can readily escape.
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ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2060.html
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