Agelenopsis pennsylvanica
Table of Contents
Common Name: Grass Spider
Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Class: Arachnida |
| Order: Araneae |
| Family: Agelenidae |
| Genus: Agelenopsis |
| Species: Agelenopsis pennsylvanica |
Conservation Status
Identifying Features
The grass spider is 3/4" long. It has a gray-brown body with dark and light stripes. At the end of its abdomen it has long spinnerets, the organs where the silk is produced. Its legs are bristly.
Habitat & Range
They live in grass and other ground cover plants.
Behavior
Grass spiders’ webs are funnel-shaped and built near the ground. Their web is not sticky, but its structure traps insects and prevents them from flying out.
Life Cycle
Females lay eggs in late summer and fall. Eggs hatch in spring, and young become adults later in the summer.
Featured image by James Dake
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