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Portrait of a Trapdoor Spider
Photograph by M. Pascual, 2017
 

Trapdoor spiders are ground-dwelling mygalomorphs that hide in a silk-lined burrow sealed with a hinged soil lid. They can launch themselves from this tunnel with startling speed, reacting to the faintest vibrations from passing prey.