A spider that lives in a silk-lined tube constructed in a burrow in the ground, closed off by a silk lid; passing insects are attacked and pulled into the tube with great speed; found in Africa, the Americas, and Australia. (Order: Araneae.)
For other uses, see Trap Door Spiders.| iTrapdoor spiders | ||||||||||||||
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Trapdoor spider in burrow |
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Bothriocyrtum |
Trapdoor spiders (superfamily Ctenizoidea, family Ctenizidae) are medium-sized mygalomorph spiders that construct burrows with a cork-like trapdoor made of soil, vegetation and silk.
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