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20-AUG-2015 Lejun

Cork-lid Trapdoor Spider

Copyright © Lewis Scharpf

Ummidia sp.
Male
Grove Hill
Auburn, Alabama
These spiders dig tunnels in the ground and seal them with a silk-hinged lid.
They hid under this lid and make forays out when prey is sensed, thought to be by vibration.
For more information on Cork-lid Trapdoor Spiders see:
www.bugguide.net/node/view/6934

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