Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Ordo: Araneae
Subordo: Opisthothelae
Infraordo: Mygalomorphae
Superfamilia: Atypoidea
Familia: Atypidae
Genus: Sphodros
Species: Sphodros abboti
Name
Sphodros abboti Walckenaer, 1835
References
The World Spider Catalog, V7.0
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. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
Description
"Male description and habitat". Flickr. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
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