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Cteniza sauvagesi
Cteniza sauvagesi is a trapdoor spider in the family Ctenizidae. It can reach 20 millimetres (0.79 in) in body length, and is dark and sturdy, with a shining head. The species occurs in the Mediterranean region, mainly on the large islands of Corsica and Sardinia. Their burrows are lined with gossamer, more so than with Nemesiidae spiders. The cork-like lid can have a diameter of up to one cm. When the spider notices prey (probably by detecting...
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 416698.