Sphodros abboti

Sphodros abboti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Atypidae
Genus: Sphodros
Species:
S. abboti
Binomial name
Sphodros abboti

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.

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