Kukulcania arizonica

Taxobox
name = "Kukulcania arizonica"

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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Arachnida
ordo = Araneae
subordo = Araneomorphae
familia = Filistatidae
genus = "Kukulcania"
species = "K. arizonica"
binomial = "Kukulcania arizonica"
binomial_authority = Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935

"Kukulcania arizonica", commonly called the Arizona black hole spider is a species of spider belonging to the family Filistatidae. As the scientific and common names suggest, this spider is only found in Arizona, United States.

This is a black spider with a velvety texture. It builds a silken tube in a crevice, often on the wall of a building, with silken threads radiating from the entrance. The female, around 13 mm in length (excluding legs), can live for several years. The male is rather dissimilar, having noticeably longer legs.

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