Cteniza moggridgei
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| Cteniza moggridgei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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] | |
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Cteniza moggridgei is a species of trapdoor spider found in France and Italy.[1][2] 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.[3]
Its nests are rarely on flat ground, more often found on sloping to vertical banks so that gravity naturally pulls the door closed.[3] 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.[3]