Calathotarsus simoni
Tree trapdoor spider from Argentina From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Calathotarsus simoni is a species of spider in the family Migidae, found in Argentina.[1] Typical to the trapdoor families of spiders, rather than build nests, this spider creates burrows hidden by a door constructed of nearby detritus camouflaging its location.
Calathotarsus simoni | |
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Adult female with egg sac | |
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Adult male | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Migidae |
Genus: | Calathotarsus |
Species: | C. simoni |
Binomial name | |
Calathotarsus simoni Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1975[1] | |
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