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Agelena labyrinthica, Heeswijk, Netherlands Not a great pose or photo, but I do enjoy observing these species. The Netherlands has only 14 species in this genus of which Agelena labyrinthica is the most common one. They are quite tricky to photograph as they are quite paranoid. A small vibration of their enormous cog web typically lures them out whilst a bigger vibration sends them deep into the end of the funnel, as seen here, where they eat in peace. Got a better view of this several years ago:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/11251/the_funnel_of_death.html" title="The Funnel of Death"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/11251_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=ieCHh7b4tYGj2ujVS0%2FhN4qcjPc%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="The Funnel of Death This photo is best appreciated fullscreen. I&#039;ve been seeing spider webs in a tunnel shape quite frequently in my area but never with a spider in it until this day. This is the Agelena labyrinthica, a spider that builds a complex web system, where one part of the web is horizontal and used for catching prey, whilst the connected tunnel(or funnel) is for retreating. Check out how this species is excitingly feeding on a large pile of aphids. Agelena labyrinthica,Geotagged,Heesch,Macro,The Netherlands" /></a></figure> Agelena labyrinthica,Europe,Heeswijk-Dinther,Netherlands,World Click/tap to enlarge

Agelena labyrinthica, Heeswijk, Netherlands

Not a great pose or photo, but I do enjoy observing these species. The Netherlands has only 14 species in this genus of which Agelena labyrinthica is the most common one. They are quite tricky to photograph as they are quite paranoid. A small vibration of their enormous cog web typically lures them out whilst a bigger vibration sends them deep into the end of the funnel, as seen here, where they eat in peace. Got a better view of this several years ago:

The Funnel of Death This photo is best appreciated fullscreen. I've been seeing spider webs in a tunnel shape quite frequently in my area but never with a spider in it until this day. This is the Agelena labyrinthica, a spider that builds a complex web system, where one part of the web is horizontal and used for catching prey, whilst the connected tunnel(or funnel) is for retreating. Check out how this species is excitingly feeding on a large pile of aphids. Agelena labyrinthica,Geotagged,Heesch,Macro,The Netherlands

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  1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
    Flown Kimmerling
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    This is really great considering the difficulty in photographing funnelweb spiders! Posted 7 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Thanks, Lisa. I'm thinking it is mostly a matter of dedication and time. Perhaps when on a tripod aimed at the entrance it would simply be a matter of time before you get a decent shot, or even video:
      https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c0/Agelena_labyrinthica.ogv/Agelena_labyrinthica.ogv.480p.webm       Posted 7 years ago
  3. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    That’s awesome :) Posted 7 years ago

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The Agelena labyrithica

"Agelena labyrinthica" is a species of spider in the family Agelenidae. It is a widespread species in Europe.

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Uploaded Jul 17, 2018. Captured May 27, 2018 15:37.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/11.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm