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Antrodiaetidae, also known as folding trapdoor spiders or folding-door spiders, is a small spider family related to atypical tarantulas. They are found almost exclusively in the western and midwestern United States, from California to Washington and east to the Appalachian Mountains . [ 1 ]
Ctenizidae (/ ˈ t ə n ɪ z ə d iː / tə-NIZZ-ə-dee) [2] is a small family of mygalomorph spiders that construct burrows with a cork-like trapdoor made of soil, vegetation, and silk. . They may be called trapdoor spiders, as are other, similar species, such as those of the families Liphistiidae, Barychelidae, and Cyrtaucheniidae, and some species in the Idiopidae and Nemesiid
Actinopus diablo is a species of trapdoor spider in the family Actinopodidae first described in 2023 by researchers Martín J. Ríos-Tamayo and Pablo A. Goloboff. The species is native to Argentina and is notable for its striking coloration and its ecological role in its native habitat.
The Parilarilao trapdoor spider is considered “medium sized,” reaching about 0.5 inches in length, the study said. It has “eight eyes ringed with black,” claws and a brown, hairy body.
Trapdoor spider is a common name that is used to refer to various spiders from several different groups that create burrows with a silk-hinged trapdoor to help them ambush prey. Several families within the infraorder Mygalomorphae contain trapdoor spiders: Actinopodidae, a family otherwise known as 'mouse-spiders', in South America and Australia
The scientists found the trapdoor spider hiding in wooded areas and identified it as a new species based on its DNA and body shape. The new species was named Euoplos dignitas for its “impressive ...
Antrodiaetus is a genus of American and Japanese folding trapdoor spiders first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. [2] The name is a combination of the Greek "antrodiaitos" (αντροδιαιτος), meaning "living in caves", "antron" (αντρον), meaning "cave", and "diaita (διαιτα), meaning "way of life, dwelling".
Bond J, Hamilton C, Garrison N, Ray C (2012). "Phylogenetic reconsideration of Myrmekiaphila systematics with a description of the new trapdoor spider species Myrmekiaphila tigris (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Cyrtaucheniidae, Euctenizinae) from Auburn, Alabama". ZooKeys 190: 95-109. Bradley, Richard A. (2012). Common Spiders of North America ...