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Idiosoma
''Idiosoma'' is a genus of Australian armored trapdoor spiders that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the armored trapdoor spiders in 1985. The name is derived from the Greek ('' idios''), meaning "individual, unique", and (''soma''), meaning "body", referring to the distinctive structure of the abdomen. The skin of their opisthosoma is hardened, with a flattened end and deep grooves running along the sides. The thickened skin helps to reduce water loss in its dry habitat. It also serves as a kind of plug to shield itself from predators. This phenomenon is called phragmosis and occurs in perfection in the spider genus ''Cyclocosmia'' (Ctenizidae). However, some parasitic wasps have evolved paper-thin abdomens and long, slender ovipositors and lay their eggs on the softer skin at the front of the spider's opisthosoma.Australian Museum Online It digs burrows up to deep, where the temperature is relatively co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idiosoma Planites
''Idiosoma'' is a genus of Australian armored trapdoor spiders that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the armored trapdoor spiders in 1985. The name is derived from the Greek ('' idios''), meaning "individual, unique", and (''soma''), meaning "body", referring to the distinctive structure of the abdomen. The skin of their opisthosoma is hardened, with a flattened end and deep grooves running along the sides. The thickened skin helps to reduce water loss in its dry habitat. It also serves as a kind of plug to shield itself from predators. This phenomenon is called phragmosis and occurs in perfection in the spider genus ''Cyclocosmia'' (Ctenizidae). However, some parasitic wasps have evolved paper-thin abdomens and long, slender ovipositors and lay their eggs on the softer skin at the front of the spider's opisthosoma.Australian Museum Online It digs burrows up to deep, where the temperature is relatively co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idiosoma Berlandi
''Idiosoma'' is a genus of Australian armored trapdoor spiders that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the armored trapdoor spiders in 1985. The name is derived from the Greek ('' idios''), meaning "individual, unique", and (''soma''), meaning "body", referring to the distinctive structure of the abdomen. The skin of their opisthosoma is hardened, with a flattened end and deep grooves running along the sides. The thickened skin helps to reduce water loss in its dry habitat. It also serves as a kind of plug to shield itself from predators. This phenomenon is called phragmosis and occurs in perfection in the spider genus ''Cyclocosmia'' (Ctenizidae). However, some parasitic wasps have evolved paper-thin abdomens and long, slender ovipositors and lay their eggs on the softer skin at the front of the spider's opisthosoma.Australian Museum Online It digs burrows up to deep, where the temperature is relatively co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idiosoma Corrugatum
''Idiosoma'' is a genus of Australian armored trapdoor spiders that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the armored trapdoor spiders in 1985. The name is derived from the Greek ('' idios''), meaning "individual, unique", and (''soma''), meaning "body", referring to the distinctive structure of the abdomen. The skin of their opisthosoma is hardened, with a flattened end and deep grooves running along the sides. The thickened skin helps to reduce water loss in its dry habitat. It also serves as a kind of plug to shield itself from predators. This phenomenon is called phragmosis and occurs in perfection in the spider genus ''Cyclocosmia'' (Ctenizidae). However, some parasitic wasps have evolved paper-thin abdomens and long, slender ovipositors and lay their eggs on the softer skin at the front of the spider's opisthosoma.Australian Museum Online It digs burrows up to deep, where the temperature is relatively co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idiosoma Dandaragan
''Idiosoma'' is a genus of Australian armored trapdoor spiders that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the armored trapdoor spiders in 1985. The name is derived from the Greek ('' idios''), meaning "individual, unique", and (''soma''), meaning "body", referring to the distinctive structure of the abdomen. The skin of their opisthosoma is hardened, with a flattened end and deep grooves running along the sides. The thickened skin helps to reduce water loss in its dry habitat. It also serves as a kind of plug to shield itself from predators. This phenomenon is called phragmosis and occurs in perfection in the spider genus ''Cyclocosmia'' (Ctenizidae). However, some parasitic wasps have evolved paper-thin abdomens and long, slender ovipositors and lay their eggs on the softer skin at the front of the spider's opisthosoma.Australian Museum Online It digs burrows up to deep, where the temperature is relatively con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idiosoma Sigillatum
''Idiosoma'' is a genus of Australian armored trapdoor spiders that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the armored trapdoor spiders in 1985. The name is derived from the Greek ('' idios''), meaning "individual, unique", and (''soma''), meaning "body", referring to the distinctive structure of the abdomen. The skin of their opisthosoma is hardened, with a flattened end and deep grooves running along the sides. The thickened skin helps to reduce water loss in its dry habitat. It also serves as a kind of plug to shield itself from predators. This phenomenon is called phragmosis and occurs in perfection in the spider genus ''Cyclocosmia'' (Ctenizidae). However, some parasitic wasps have evolved paper-thin abdomens and long, slender ovipositors and lay their eggs on the softer skin at the front of the spider's opisthosoma.Australian Museum Online It digs burrows up to deep, where the temperature is relatively co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idiosoma Cupulifex
''Idiosoma cupulifex'' is a trapdoor spider in the Arbanitinae subfamily of the Idiopidae family. It was first described as ''Aganippe cupulifex'' by Barbara York Main in 1957. In 2017 Michael Rix and others transferred it to the genus, ''Idiosoma'', to give the name ''Idiosoma cupulifex'', (the name accepted by the Australian Faunal Directory, and the World Spider Catalog, and GBIF). It is found only in the south-west of Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ..., in open forest and woodland. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q111593956 Idiopidae Spiders of Australia Fauna of Western Australia Spiders described in 1957 Taxa named by Barbara York Main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idiosoma Castellum
''Idiosoma castellum'' is a trapdoor spider in the Arbanitinae subfamily of the Idiopidae family. It was first described as ''Aganippe castellum'' by Barbara York Main in 1986.Main, B.Y. 1986. Trapdoors of Australian mygalomorph spiders: Protection or predation? Actas X Congreso Internacional de Aracnologia 1: 95-102 01/ref> In 2017 Michael Rix and others transferred it to the genus, ''Idiosoma'', to give the name ''Idiosoma castellum'', (the name accepted by the Australian Faunal Directory, and the World Spider Catalog). It is found only in the south-west of Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q111593955 Idiopidae Spiders of Australia Fauna of Western Australia Spiders described in 1986 Taxa named by Barb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idiosoma Clypeatum
''Idiosoma clypeatum'' is a trapdoor spider in the Arbanitinae subfamily of the Idiopidae family. It was first described in 2018 by Michael G. Rix, Mark Harvey and others. It is found in the Murchison and Yalgoo IBRA regions of Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q53635325 Idiopidae Spiders of Australia Fauna of Western Australia Spiders described in 2018 Taxa named by Michael G. Rix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idiosoma Arenaceum
''Idiosoma arenaceum'' is a trapdoor spider in the Arbanitinae subfamily of the Idiopidae family. It was first described in 2018 by Michael G. Rix, Mark Harvey and others. It is found in the Geraldton sandplains of Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q53634688 Idiopidae Spiders of Australia Fauna of Western Australia Spiders described in 2018 Taxa named by Michael G. Rix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idiosoma Nigrum
''Idiosoma nigrum'', also called black rugose trapdoor spider, occurs only in south-western Western Australia, in dry woodlands east of the Darling Scarp and north to Moore River. Females can reach a length of about 30mm, males about 18mm. ''Idiosoma nigrum'' digs burrows up to 32 cm deep. Name The species name is derived from Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ... ''Niger'' "black". References External links * {{Taxonbar, from=Q2184328 Idiopidae Spiders of Australia Fauna of Western Australia Spiders described in 1952 Taxa named by Barbara York Main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idiopidae
Idiopidae, also known as armored trapdoor spiders, is a family of mygalomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1889. They have a large body similar to tarantulas. Description In some species the males have a spur on their legs, which they will show if provoked.Find-a-spider Guide Idiopidae build burrows, and some species close these with a door. The about 2 cm long ''Prothemenops siamensis'' from Thailand builds its retreat in a streamside vertical earth bank in lower montane rain forest. Each burrow had two or three entrances that lead into a main tube. Its lateral posterior spinnerets are elongated. The oldest known idiopid, Number 16, died at the age of 43 years. Genera As of 2019, the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera: *'' Arbanitis'' L. Koch, 1874 — Australia *'' Blakistonia'' Hogg, 1902 — Australia *'' Bungulla'' Rix, Main, Raven & Harvey, 2017 — Australia *'' Cantuaria'' Hogg, 1902 — New Zealand, Australia *'' Cataxia'' Rainbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara York Main
Barbara Anne York Main (27 January 1929 – 14 May 2019) Ann Jones (2019"Barbara York Main, Australia's spider woman and Wheatbelt advocate, author and poet dies"''Off Track'', Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Published May 23, 2019. Accessed May 23, 2019. was an Australian arachnologist and adjunct professor at the University of Western Australia. The author of four books and over 90 research papers, Main is recognised for her prolific work in establishing taxonomy for arachnids, personally describing 34 species and seven new genera. The BBC and ABC produced a film about her work, ''Lady of the Spiders'', in 1981."Lady of the Spiders (1981)" British Film Institute.Hodgkin, Ernest P. (1995) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |