Cteniza sauvagesi
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Cteniza sauvagesi is a trapdoor spider
in the family
Ctenizidae. It can reach 20 mm in body length, and is dark and sturdy, with a shining head. The species occurs in the Mediterranean region, mainly on Corsica
and Sardinia
. Their burrows are lined with silk, more so than with Nemesiidae
spiders. The cork-like lid can have a diameter of up to one cm. When the spider notices prey (probably by detecting vibration), it lunges out, grabs it and retreats immediately. The spider always stays inside its burrow with its hindlegs, in order not to lock itself out.
The male wanders about, searching for a mate. If he finds one, he will quaver on her lid with his legs. The female will then appear.
Trapdoor spider
Trapdoor spiders are medium-sized mygalomorph spiders that construct burrows with a cork-like trapdoor made of soil, vegetation and silk. Some similar species are also called trapdoor spiders, such as the Liphistiidae, Barychelidae, Cyrtaucheniidae and some Idiopidae and Nemesiidae...
in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Ctenizidae. It can reach 20 mm in body length, and is dark and sturdy, with a shining head. The species occurs in the Mediterranean region, mainly on Corsica
Corse
Corse may refer to:*Corse, the French name for Corsica, the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea*Corse , a European surname of multiple origins *Corse, a Shakespearean word for Corpse...
and Sardinia
Sardinia
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
. Their burrows are lined with silk, more so than with Nemesiidae
Nemesiidae
The Nemesiidae are a spider family of the infraorder Mygalomorphae, and the only member of the superfamily Nemesioidea. They were formerly considered part of the Dipluridae family.-Description:...
spiders. The cork-like lid can have a diameter of up to one cm. When the spider notices prey (probably by detecting vibration), it lunges out, grabs it and retreats immediately. The spider always stays inside its burrow with its hindlegs, in order not to lock itself out.
The male wanders about, searching for a mate. If he finds one, he will quaver on her lid with his legs. The female will then appear.
External links
- Spiders of Corsica: Cteniza sauvagesi (in French)