Hololena curta
Species of spider
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Hololena curta, commonly known as corner funnel weaver or funnel web spider, is a species of venomous spiders belonging to a family of Agelenidae.
| Hololena curta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Agelenidae |
| Genus: | Hololena |
| Species: | H. curta |
| Binomial name | |
| Hololena curta (McCook, 1894)[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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It is native to Canada and the United States.[1]
This species and related species produce a venom that contains a group of insecticidal acylpolyamines, insecticidal peptide,[2] and a group of neurotoxins.[3]
Males have adapted to avoid sexual cannibalism by mating with virgin females, as both females and males can mate multiple times, but females become aggressive after having mated.[4]