Trapdoor spiders trapdoor spiders are a medium sized mygalomorph an infraorder of spiders spiders that construct burrows with a cork like trapdoor made of soil vegetation and silk.
Cork lid trapdoor spider cyclocosmia sp.
Cyrtaucheniidae a family of wafer lid trapdoor spiders with wide distribution except cooler regions euctenizidae a family of spiders that make wafer like or cork like trapdoors halonoproctidae a family of spiders that make wafer like or cork like trapdoors and includes the phragmotic genus cyclocosmia african cork lid trapdoor spider.
This prevents any effective attacks from predators such as wasps.
This prevents any effective attacks from predators such as wasps.
Based on collected data the geographic range for cyclocosmia includes 2 countries and 2 states in the united states.
Cyclocosmia is most often sighted outdoors and during the month of march.
The cork lid trapdoor spider has a highly sclerotised and abruptly truncated abdominal posterior which is used as a plug to its burrow entrance.
Trapdoor spiders make up the family ctenizidae of the order.
Trapdoor spider tubes are usually found in the sides of banks in disturbed areas.
The cork lid trapdoor spider has a highly sclerotised and abruptly truncated abdominal posterior which is used as a plug to its burrow entrance.
The cork lid trapdoor spider has a highly sclerotised and abruptly truncated abdominal posterior which is used as a plug to its burrow entrance.
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Photographed under captivity for documentation purposes.
This prevents any effective attacks from predators such as wasps.
Cork lid trapdoor spider cyclocosmia sp dsc 0937 photographed under captivity for documentation purposes.