Stats

Lifespan: 2-3 years
Size: Large
Diet: Insectivore
Activity: Nocturnal
Social: Solitary
Biome: Temperate forest
Range: Europe
Movement: Running
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Speed
Status: Uncommon

About

This funnel-weaving spider inhabits dark corners of homes across North America and Europe. It can sprint at speeds reaching half a meter per second to ambush passing prey.

Life cycle

1.
egg sac
A silk-wrapped egg sac shelters a clutch of eggs until the young are ready to emerge.
2.
juvenile
A spiderling emerges from the egg sac already in miniature adult form and starts catching prey almost immediately.
3.
subadult
A near-adult arachnid molts through several instars, growing larger and developing mature markings.
4.
adult
Fully grown after its final molt.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Agelenidae
Genus: Eratigena
Species: Eratigena duellica