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<p>We fear their bite, get tangled in their webs and are inclined to squish them when they crawl inside a house.</p><p>Still, spiders are very beneficial and perhaps a bit more complex, and interesting. Each week we&#8217;ll join Misericordia University assistant biology professor Dr. Larry Corpus, who has studied entomology at universities in California, Washington and Kansas.</p><p>We&#8217;ll join Corpus in the field right here in Luzerne County to delve into the world of spider species that likely inhabit your backyard, basement and any forgotten corner where they can weave a web. Visit us each week to see what species we found next and check out a video on each spider.</p><p>Spider of the week</p><p>Common name: Funnel web spider</p><p>Family: agelenidae</p><p>Size: 8-12 mm</p><p>The funnel web spider is aptly named since it constructs a small opening in the middle of its sheet web where it waits for prey. When an insect gets caught on the web, the spider injects its prey with venom and takes its meal back inside the funnel. When finished, the funnel web spider discards the carcass back onto the web where it withers away.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Tom Venesky</p><p>tvenesky@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta></factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Tom Venesky at 570-991-6395 or on Twitter @TLTomVenesky</p></shirttailMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><videoMeta><p><table class="mceItemTable" style="border:none;width:98%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">VideoID:</td><td id="videoid" style="width:50em;font-size:90%;">3Bngqkurchc</td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">VideoType:</td><td id="videotype" style="font-size:90%;">YOUTUBE</td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">URL:</td><td id="url" style="font-size:90%;"></p><p></td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Embed String:</td><td id="videoembedstring" style="font-size:90%;"></p><p></td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Caption:</td><td id="videocaption" style="font-size:90%;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Credit:</td><td id="videocredit" style="font-size:90%;">Aimee Dilger | Times Leader</td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Position:</td><td id="videoposition" style="font-size:90%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table></p><p style="margin-top:10px;font-size:70%;color:#555;">(use the &#8220;for files&#8230;&#8221; link above to associate attached files with this source)</p></videoMeta></div>

Inside the web: A weekly look at spider species of NEPA