trapdoor spider definition of trapdoor spider in the Free Online Encyclopedia.

trap-door spider, spider spider, organism, mostly terrestrial, of the class Arachnida, order Araneae, with four pairs of legs and a two-part body consisting of a cephalothorax, or prosoma, and an unsegmented abdomen, or opisthosoma.
..... Click the link for more information. of the same family as the native American tarantula tarantula , name applied chiefly to several species of the large, hairy spiders of the families Theraphosidae and Dipluridae of North and South America. The body of a tarantula may be as much as 3 in. (7.6 cm) long and, with legs extended, as much as 10 in. (25.
..... Click the link for more information. . Trap-door spiders dig burrows, which they line with silk and protect by constructing one or two circular, hinged trap doors. The spiders emerge through the snug-fitting camouflaged doors to search for prey. Usually the burrow entrance has a door, the outer surface of which is camouflaged to blend in with the surrounding terrain. If a second door is present, it is usually below the entrance door. Trap-door spiders are classified in the phylum Arthropoda Arthropoda [Gr.,=jointed feet], largest and most diverse animal phylum. The arthropods include crustaceans, insects, centipedes, millipedes, symphylans, pauropodans, and the extinct trilobites.
..... Click the link for more information. , class Arachnida, order Araneae, family Ctenizidae.

trap-door spider

any of various spiders of the family Ctenizidae that construct a silk-lined hole in the ground closed by a hinged door of earth and silk

Mentioned in	?		References in periodicals archive	?		Encyclopedia browser	?		Full browser	?
No references found	Trapdoor spiders dig a hole in the ground and then cover it with a lid on a hinge of spider silk. Spectacular Spinners by umasairam / Science and technology, general community Tarantulas are the largest spiders in the world, belonging to the order Mygalomorph, which includes tarantulas, trapdoor spiders, and other less well-known groups. Toxicity of venom from two tarantula species by Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science As patient as a trapdoor spider, as implacable as a hippo and as focused as an owl gliding on the hunt over darkened fields, Trott's blade only looked broader with each hour that passed. Trott builds epic innings to give hope by Birmingham Mail (England)	Transylvanian Alps Transylvanian Peasant Uprising of 1784–85 Transylvanian Plateau transyte Trap trap address Trap Bands Trap Ditches trap door Trap Doors trap elevator trap mine Trap Pond State Park trap rock trap seal Trap Trees trap vent trap-door function trap-door spider Trapaceae Trapani TRAPATT diode trapdoor trapdoor fault trapdoor monitor trapdoor spider trapeze trapeze hanger Trapeze, Flying trapeziform Trapezitae Trapezium trapezium distortion Trapeznaia Trapeznikov, Sergei Trapeznikov, Sergei Pavlovich Trapeznikov, Vadim Trapeznikov, Vadim Aleksandrovich trapezohedron Trapezoid trapezoidal excavator trapezoidal generator trapezoidal integration trapezoidal pulse Trapezoidal Rule trapezoidal wave Trapezus Trapp family Trapp, Martin Edwin trapped fuel trapped plasma avalanche transit time diode	Trapa Trapa bicornis Trapa natans TRAPAC Trapaceae Trapaceae trapan trapan trapan Trapani Trapani Trapani, Sicilia Trapani, Sicily, Italy - Birgi trapanned Trapanner trapanning trapans TRAPATT TRAPATT diode Trapazoid Trapazoid Trapazoid Trapball TRAPCON trapdoor trapdoor trapdoor trapdoor fault trapdoor monitor trapdoor scar trapdoor spider trapdoor spiders trapdoor spiders trapdoors trapdoors TRAPDOR Trape trapedoidal rule Trapedza Rapid Deployment Methodology Trapes Trapes Trapes Trapes Trapes Trapese Trapese trapesed trapeses trapesing Trapesiod Trapesiod Trapesiod Trapesium Trapesium Trapesium Trapez Trapez Trapezate trapeze trapeze trapeze artist

Mentioned in

References in periodicals archive

Encyclopedia browser

Full browser

No references found

Trapdoor spiders dig a hole in the ground and then cover it with a lid on a hinge of spider silk.

Spectacular Spinners by umasairam / Science and technology, general community

Tarantulas are the largest spiders in the world, belonging to the order Mygalomorph, which includes tarantulas, trapdoor spiders, and other less well-known groups.

Toxicity of venom from two tarantula species by Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science

As patient as a trapdoor spider, as implacable as a hippo and as focused as an owl gliding on the hunt over darkened fields, Trott's blade only looked broader with each hour that passed.

Trott builds epic innings to give hope by Birmingham Mail (England)

trap-door spider (redirected from trapdoor spider)

trap-door spider
(redirected from trapdoor spider)