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Hobo Spider

Arachnids

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.

Facts
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
GNR Unranked 3
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Scientific Name
Eratigena agrestis 2
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 5
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Araneae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Hobo Spider
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Found In

Belgium

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Denmark

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Italy

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North America

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Sweden

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Sources
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
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2. Wikipedia: Hobo spider
Wikipedia
  • Wikidata Q27501462 (P225 taxon name)
  • article text (habitat realm), EntityId 325723
    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.
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3. NatureServe Explorer: Eratigena agrestis
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNR"
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Arachnida
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 27
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 27
"cites_listing":"II/III/NC","eu_listing":"B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Arthropoda","class":"Arachnida","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Scorpions And Spiders","language":"EN"},{"name":"Araignées","language":"FR"},{"name":"Arañas","language":"ES"},{"name":"蛛形纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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5. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Eratigena agrestis
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 7909042, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 7909042, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Araneae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 82
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 82
"cites_listing":"II/III/NC","eu_listing":"B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Arthropoda","class":"Arachnida","order":"Araneae","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"蛛形目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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