Distribution Records
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Adult phenology:
High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
Piedmont (Pd)
Coastal Plain (CP)
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Agelenopsis emertoni has a stable taxonomic history, having been described as such by Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935. |
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The 5 Agelenopsis species reported from NC "resemble each other closely in general appearance. Even in the same species there is much variation in size and some in depth of color. Our [five] known species can only be distinguished with certainty only by a comparison of the genitalia." (Kaston, 1948)
The NC species can, however, be distinguished with some accuracy by noting their differing habitats: A. emertoni is usually found in old field and meadows. |
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A. emertoni is generally yellowish in color and may have a broad dark band on the abdominal venter; if present, it is usually not as dark as on other species--more commonly, it is two thin lines with a light area between them, similar to A. kastoni. |
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females 8-11mm; males 8-10mm |
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Click to see a comparison of the genitalia of the 5 Agelenopsis species reported in NC |
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Typically a slightly concave, horizontal sheet having at one end a tube that serves as a retreat for the web's denizen, and, the tube's being open at both ends, it also serves as an emergency exit. The webbing is not sticky: instead, the spider relies on its quickness to seize prey that falls or blunders onto its web. |
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Kaston, B. J. (1948). Spiders of Connecticut. Bulletin of the Connecticut State Geological and Natural History Survey 70: 1-874. |
| adult_id | 1 identifiable by photo 2 identifiable by photo of specific features and/or supplementary info 3 identifiable from specimen only |
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Durham Co., Duke Forest |
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>=4,000 ft. | |
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<4,000 ft. | |
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Piedmont | |
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Coastal Plain | |
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Usually taken in old fields and meadows; funnel/sheet web |
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Photo Gallery for Agelenopsis emertoni a grass spider |
 | Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn
Durham Co.
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