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Icenogle Trapdoor Spider

Aptostichus icenoglei

Classification

Order
Araneae

Aptostichus barackobamai (also known as the Barack Obama trapdoor spider) is a large species of trapdoor spider in the family Euctenizidae named after the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama. The species was first reported by Jason Bond of Auburn University in December 2012 as one of 33 new species of the genus Aptostichus. The species is endemic throughout northern California, forming burrows out of silk, dirt, and sand, from which it attacks prey.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 5