Biology:Cteniza moggridgei

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Short description: Species of spider


Cteniza moggridgei
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Ctenizidae
Genus: Cteniza
Species:
C. moggridgei
Binomial name
Cteniza moggridgei
O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1874[1]
Synonyms
  • Cteniza fodiens

Cteniza moggridgei is a species of trapdoor spider found in France and Italy. On the Ionian Islands, their nests are often found among the roots of olive trees. These nests are sometimes found clustered together, but their proximity is not necessarily a sign of their sociality.[2]

Its nests are rarely on flat ground, more often found on sloping to vertical banks so that gravity naturally pulls the door closed.[2] The trapdoors have a cork-like lid that is not flush with the surrounding surface when shut, as is normal of this type of trap. Instead, it has short spur-like protrusions above and behind the hinge that serve as a lever to make raising and lowering the lid easier.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Cteniza moggridgei O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1874". Natural History Museum Bern. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/8143. Retrieved 2019-03-04. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Moggridge, J. T. (1873). Harvesting ants and trap-door spiders. L. Reeve & Co., London. pp. 90-95. https://archive.org/details/harvestingantstr00mogg. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2016234 entry