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Cethegus Multispinosus
''Cethegus multispinosus'' is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Euagridae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1984 by Australian arachnologist Robert Raven. Distribution and habitat The species occurs in Far North Queensland in open forest habitats on the Cape York Peninsula. The type locality is 80 km north of Musgrave. Behaviour The spiders are fossorial A fossorial () animal is one adapted to digging which lives primarily, but not solely, underground. Some examples are badgers, naked mole-rats, clams, meerkats, and mole salamanders, as well as many beetles, wasps, and bees. Prehistoric eviden ..., terrestrial predators. They construct curtain-like silk webs. References multispinosus Spiders of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Arthropods of Queensland Spiders described in 1984 Taxa named by Robert Raven {{Euagridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Raven
Robert John Raven is an Australian arachnologist, being the Head of Terrestrial Biodiversity and the Senior Curator (Arachnida) at the Queensland Museum. Dr Raven has described many species of spider in Australia and elsewhere, and is spider bite consultant to the Royal Brisbane Hospital The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (RBWH) is a tertiary public hospital located in Herston, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is operated by Metro North Health, part of the Queensland Health network. The hospital has 929 be ..., leading to much work on spider toxins. References External links Dr Robert Ravenat Queensland Museum Arachnids researchat Queensland Museum Australian arachnologists Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{zoologist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |