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Stasimopus unispinosus
Stasimopus unispinosus is a species in the family Stasimopidae. It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the De Aar cork-lid trapdoor spider.
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Range & habitat
Stasimopus unispinosus is found in South Africa. The species occurs in the Northern Cape province at Farm Poortjesfontein, De Aar and Hanover.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
The species is a ground dweller that lives in silk-lined burrows closed with a cork-lid trapdoor. The lid is very thick (6-8 mm thick) and cork-like and not strongly beveled at edge with lower edge more rounded. The species has been sampled from the Nama Karoo biome at altitudes between 1242-1358 m above sea level.
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 690964.