Monday, December 31, 2012

Myrmekiaphila tigris is a new trapdoor spider species discovered in a well-developed housing subdivision in the heart of the city of Auburn, Alabama.


A female specimen of Myrmekiaphila tigris (J. Bond)
Myrmekiaphila tigris is a new trapdoor spider species discovered in a well-developed housing subdivision in the heart of the city of Auburn, Alabama. The species belongs to a genus that contains 11 other species of trapdoor spider found throughout the eastern United States.