''Hololena curta'', commonly known as corner funnel weaver or funnel web spider, is a species of venomous spiders belonging to a family of
Agelenidae
The Agelenidae are a large family of spiders in the suborder Araneomorphae. Well-known examples include the common "grass spiders" of the genus ''Agelenopsis''. Nearly all Agelenidae are harmless to humans, but the bite of the hobo spider (''Erat ...
.
It is native to
Canada
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and the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
.
This species and related species produce a venom that contains a group of insecticidal acylpolyamines, insecticidal peptide, and a group of
neurotoxin
Neurotoxins are toxins that are destructive to nerve tissue (causing neurotoxicity). Neurotoxins are an extensive class of exogenous chemical neurological insultsSpencer 2000 that can adversely affect function in both developing and mature ner ...
s.
Males have adapted to avoid
sexual cannibalism
Sexual cannibalism is when an animal, usually the female, cannibalizes its mate prior to, during, or after copulation.Polis, G.A. & Farley, R.D. Behavior and Ecology of Mating in the journal of Arachnology 33-46 (1979). It is a trait observed in m ...
by mating with virgin females, as both females and males can mate multiple times, but females become aggressive after having mated.
References
External links
Taxonomy at UniProtTaxonomy at ZipcodeZooAnimal Diversity WebComparative Toxicogenomics Database
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Agelenidae
Spiders of the United States
Spiders of Canada
Spiders described in 1894