Trapdoor spider is a common name for various spiders from several different groups that create burrows with a silk-hinged trapdoor to help them ambush prey. These arachnids belong to multiple families within the infraorder Mygalomorphae, as well as one family in the suborder Mesothelae, and are found widely across South America, Australia, the United States, Japan and other tropical and subtropical regions.
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Partially Attested
Distinguishing AppearanceThis group of spiders comprises mostly heavy-bodied, stout-legged spiders including tarantulas, Australian funnel-web spiders, mouse spiders, and various families of spiders commonly called trapdoor spiders. 3 Describes the Mygalomorphae infraorder generally, which includes trapdoor spider families; no appearance description specific to trapdoor spiders alone was found on the dedicated Trapdoor spider article. Classification
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Trapdoor spider
IntroductionQuote, Introduction
Trapdoor spider is a common name for various spiders from several different groups that create burrows with a silk-hinged trapdoor to help them ambush prey.
2. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Araneae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 82Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 82
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3. Wikipedia: Mygalomorphae
Description sectionQuote, Description section
This group of spiders comprises mostly heavy-bodied, stout-legged spiders including tarantulas, Australian funnel-web spiders, mouse spiders, and various families of spiders commonly called trapdoor spiders.
Wikidata: Trapdoor Spider
- Wikidata Q12081, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Araneae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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