- Atypus karschi
Taxobox
name = "Atypus karschi"
image_caption = "A. karschi"
image_width = 250px
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Arachnid a
ordo = Araneae
subordo =Mygalomorphae
familia =Atypidae
genus = "Atypus "
species = "A. karschi"
binomial = "Atypus karschi"
binomial_authority = (Dönitz , 1887)
range_
range_map_width = 250px"Atypus karschi" is a mygalomorph spider that lives in Japan, China, and Taiwan. In Japan, it is known as "ji-gumo".
These spiders are black or dark brown and range from 17mm to 20mm. Like other spiders in its infraorder, it has fangs that point straight down rather than crossing.
This spider has an unusual web. It spins a tube of silk that is hidden partially underground, with the portion above ground being covered in leaves and other debris. The spider waits for an insect to land or crawl onto the tube, then bites through the silk to pull the insect inside.
The name is derived from
arachnologist Friedrich Karsch .External links
* [http://www.cyberoz.net/city/sekine/zukax401.htm English site with general information on A. karschi]
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