Hobo Spider is a funnel-web spider native to Europe and Central Asia that has also become established in the Pacific Northwest and Great Basin regions of western North America. It measures 7 to 14 millimeters long, brownish in color with V-shaped chevron markings on its abdomen, and builds a funnel-shaped sheet of silk to catch prey; contrary to earlier concern, there is no clear evidence its venom is dangerous to humans, and the CDC removed it from its list of venomous species in 2017.
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In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Italy, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
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1. Wikidata: Hobo Spider
- Wikidata Q27501462, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikipedia 'Hobo spider': lie in wait at the small end of the funnel for prey insects to blunder onto their webs
- Child Taxon Of: Araneae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source2. Wikipedia: Hobo spider
Wikipedia- Wikidata Q27501462 (P225 taxon name)
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The species was first described in 1802 by naturalist Charles Athanase Walckenaer as Aranea agrestis, in reference to its western European habitat in fields, woods, and under rocks.
View the Source IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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