Calathotarsus simoni

Tree trapdoor spider from Argentina From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Calathotarsus simoni

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.

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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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