Funnel-web spider facts for kids

A funnel-web spider of the family Agelenidae sitting in its funnel-shaped web.

Agelena labyrinthica female in web

Funnel-web spider refers to many different species of spider, particularly those that spin a web in the shape of a funnel:

• spiders in the family Agelenidae, including
  • Hololena curta
• funnel-web spider (suborder Mygalomorphae):
  • family Atracidae, Australian funnel-web spiders, some of which produce venom dangerous to humans, including
    • Sydney funnel-web spider (Atrax robustus)
  • family Dipluridae
  • family Hexathelidae
  • family Nemesiidae
  • family Macrothelidae, sole genus Macrothele
  • family Mecicobothriidae, dwarf tarantulas or sheet funnel-web spiders
  • family Porrhothelidae, sole genus Porrhothele