Funnelweb Spider, Female
Agelenidae Agelenopsis sp. ? aperta

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1.,2.,3.     January 9, 2006, Draper, Salt Lake County, Utah
4., 5., 6.  Female laid egg in this container.  February 2016, Draper, Salt Lake County, Utah

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Family:  Agelenidae Genus: Agelenopsis   Species: Aperta (?) There are 85 species of Agelenidae in N. America

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About 1 1/2 inch long including legs. Based on the long posterior spinnerets and the eye pattern, it's a funnelweb spider--family Agelenidae. (Yours may be one of the species that only occurs in the western U.S., including Utah--A. aperta. Based on the body and leg proportions, your individual is a female. (J.R.)
http://research.amnh.org/entomology/blackrock2/families/agelenidae.htm



More interesting facts at:
Funnel web spiders (Agelenidae) are recognizable by their long posterior spinnerets:

http://research.amnh.org/entomology/blackrock2/pictures/spider_images/galleries/agelenidae/agelenopsis_dorsal&ventral.htm
http://research.amnh.org/entomology/blackrock2/families/agelenidae.htm