Funnel web black spider
Posted by Sue Nelson on August 22, 2006
Q: What type of spider builds a funnel web on brick or under decks?
Habitat: suburban/yard
State: Indiana
Habitat: suburban/yard
A: Sounds like you have one of the Funnelweb Spiders (family Dipluridae). These spiders can be fun to watch as they run out on the web to grab prey. Try catching small insects and drop them onto the web to watch the action. These webs are often not sticky at all but the spider feels the vibrations of the prey when it walks or falls onto the web and then runs out, grabs the prey and bites it. You have nothing to fear from this spider so I hope you don't feel a need to remove its web. Thanks for asking.
John Wiessinger ( August 25, 2006)
Filed under: Creepy-Crawlies