Monday, March 28, 2016

The Trapdoor Spider

This is the cyclosmis (or trapdoor spider). It has a mask-like hardened plate on the posterior (opisthosoma) of its body that resembles an ancient coin! This genus of spider lives in burrows, and it uses the hardened plate to block the entrance when it's threatened by predators such as spider wasps.




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