trapdoor spider

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trap·door spider (tr

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Any of various insect-eating spiders of the family Ctenizidae, found in warm climates, that construct a silk-lined burrow concealed by a hinged lid.

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Mygale Tetrapneumona			Trapdoor spiders dig a hole in the ground and then cover it with a lid on a hinge of spider silk. Spectacular Spinners by umasairam / Science and technology, general community Tarantulas are the largest spiders in the world, belonging to the order Mygalomorph, which includes tarantulas, trapdoor spiders, and other less well-known groups. Toxicity of venom from two tarantula species by Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science As patient as a trapdoor spider, as implacable as a hippo and as focused as an owl gliding on the hunt over darkened fields, Trott's blade only looked broader with each hour that passed. Trott builds epic innings to give hope by Birmingham Mail (England)			Trant Tranter tranylcypromine trap trap block trap door trap gun trap house trap line trap play Trap shooting Trap stairs Trap tree Trap tufa trap-and-drain auger trap-door spider Trapa Trapa bicornis Trapa natans Trapaceae trapan Trapani Trapanner Trapball trapdoor trapdoor spider Trape trapes Trapezate trapeze trapeze artist trapeziform trapezium trapezium bone trapezius trapezius muscle Trapezohedral trapezohedron trapezoid trapezoid bone trapezoid rule Trapezoidal Traphole traplight trapline trappean trapped trapper trapper's tea trapping trappings			Trapa Trapa bicornis Trapa natans TRAPAC Trapaceae Trapaceae trapan trapan trapan Trapani Trapani Trapani, Sicilia Trapani, Sicily, Italy - Birgi trapanned Trapanner trapanning trapans TRAPATT TRAPATT diode Trapazoid Trapazoid Trapazoid Trapball TRAPCON trapdoor trapdoor trapdoor trapdoor fault trapdoor monitor trapdoor scar trapdoor spider trapdoor spiders trapdoor spiders trapdoors trapdoors TRAPDOR Trape trapedoidal rule Trapedza Rapid Deployment Methodology Trapes Trapes Trapes Trapes Trapes Trapese Trapese trapesed trapeses trapesing Trapesiod Trapesiod Trapesiod Trapesium Trapesium Trapesium Trapez Trapez Trapezate trapeze trapeze trapeze artist

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