Funnel spider

Description:

Agelena labyrinthica is a species of spider in the family Agelenidae, which contains 1146 species of funnel-web spiders. Funnel-web spiders typically range in size from 8–12 millimetres (0.31–0.47 in) for males and 10–14 mm (0.39–0.55 in) for females. Agelena labyrinthica, however, has a body length of up to 18 mm (0.71 in). The abdomen is dark with a pale central band flanked by white chevron marks. The cephalothorax is yellow-brown and bears two, broad longitudinal stripes positioned towards the front of the spider.

Habitat:

These spiders are fairly common in Europe and Central Europe, and are typically concentrated in areas near forests and low lying vegetation, as well as in dry grasslands.