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Stasimopus brevipalpis
Stasimopus brevipalpis is a species of spider in the family Stasimopidae. It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Ashton cork-lid trapdoor spider.
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Range & habitat
Stasimopus brevipalpis is found in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It occurs at Ashton on Farm Bonnie Vale, Robertson, and Bontebok National Park, at altitudes ranging from 108 to 227 m above sea level.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
The species is a ground dweller that lives in silk-lined burrows closed with a trapdoor lid. The trapdoor has a width of 22 mm with a hinge width of 15 mm and an average thickness of 4 mm. The width of the burrow lower down is 16.8 mm. Burrows have been found in the Fynbos biome.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and ecology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 690925.