Hololena curta

Hololena curta, commonly known as corner funnel weaver or funnel web spider, is a species of venomous spiders belonging to a family of Agelenidae.

Hololena curta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Agelenidae
Genus:	Hololena
Species:	H. curta
Binomial name
Hololena curta (McCook, 1894)[1]
Synonyms[1]
Agelena curta McCook, 1894

It is native to Canada and the United States.^[1]

This species and related species produce a venom that contains a group of insecticidal acylpolyamines, insecticidal peptide,^[2] and a group of neurotoxins.^[3]

Males have adapted to avoid sexual cannibalism by mating with virgin females, as both females and males can mate multiple times, but females become aggressive after having mated.^[4]