Sphodros abboti

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Sphodros abboti
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Atypidae
Genus: Sphodros
Species:
S. abboti
Binomial name
Sphodros abboti
Walckenaer, 1835

Sphodros abboti also known as purseweb spider, [1] is a species of spiders from a family of Atypidae. It was described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1835 and is endemic to Florida, United States. [2]

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Description

The spider is generally black coloured. The abdomen of the female has a purple tinge, the abdomen of the male is blue. Like in other mygalomorph spiders the eight eyes are situated closely together in two groups close to the frontal edge of the carapace. [3]

Habitat

They construct webs on the middle part of a tree, that remind people of short vines.

References

  1. ↑ Common name
  2. ↑ "Distribution of Sphodros abboti". Discover Life . Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  3. ↑ Description
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