''Sphodros abboti'' also known as purseweb spider, is a species of
spiders from a family of
Atypidae
Atypidae, also known as atypical tarantulas or purseweb spiders, is a spider family containing only three genera. They are accomplished ambush predators that spend most of their time in a sock-like, silken retreat on the ground from where they kil ...
. It was described by
Charles Athanase Walckenaer
Baron Charles Athanase Walckenaer (25 December 1771 – 28 April 1852) was a French civil servant and scientist.
Biography
Walckenaer was born in Paris and studied at the universities of University of Oxford, Oxford and University of Glasgow ...
in 1835 and is endemic to
Florida,
United States.
Description
The spider is black coloured, with eight legs, and purple back. It also has only two eyes.
Description
/ref> The males have blue abdomen, which attracts females.
Habitat
They construct web
Web most often refers to:
* Spider web, a silken structure created by the animal
* World Wide Web or the Web, an Internet-based hypertext system
Web, WEB, or the Web may also refer to:
Computing
* WEB, a literate programming system created by ...
s on the middle part of a tree, that remind people of short vines.[
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References
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Spiders described in 1835
Atypidae
Endemic spiders of the United States