Biology:Sphodros abboti
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Short description: Species of spider
| Sphodros abboti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Atypidae |
| Genus: | Sphodros |
| Species: | S. abboti
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphodros abboti Walckenaer, 1835
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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]
Description
The spider is black coloured, with eight legs, and purple back. It also has only two eyes.[3] The males have blue abdomen, which attracts females.[4]
Habitat
They construct webs on the middle part of a tree, that remind people of short vines.[4]
References
- ↑ Common name
- ↑ "Distribution of Sphodros abboti". Discover Life. http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20m?kind=Sphodros+abboti. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
- ↑ Description
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Male description and habitat". Flickr. https://www.flickr.com/photos/tamers1/4396454865/. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
Wikidata ☰ Q4275991 entry
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