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Migidae

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Also known as tree trapdoor spider

Migidae, also known as tree trapdoor spiders, is a family of spiders with about 100 species in eleven genera.

Species

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassArachnida
  4. OrderAraneae
  5. FamilyMigidae
Observations recorded1,383

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
119
With media
1
Family
Migidae
Collections
FMNH, SAM, NMV
Recorded in
Madagascar, South Africa, Australia

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Migoidea
Image
Paramigas subrufus 1895.jpg
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Commons category
Migidae
taxon name
Migidae
taxon rank
family
topic's main category
Category:Migidae
taxon common name
Tree Trapdoor Spider
taxonomic type
Migas
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Encyclopedic overview

3 sections
Contents
  • Genera
  • References
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Migidae, also known as tree trapdoor spiders, is a family of spiders with about 100 species in eleven genera.

They are small to large spiders with little to no hair and build burrows with a trapdoor. Some species live in tree fern stems.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Migidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.