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Atypus muralis

Atypus muralis
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Atypidae
Genus: Atypus
Species: A. muralis
Binomial name
Atypus muralis
Bertkau, 1890
Synonyms

Atypus piceus
Proatypus muralis


Atypus piceus
Proatypus muralis

Atypus muralis is a mygalomorph spider from Central Europe to Turkmenistan. It is very similar to Atypus piceus, but the posterior spinnerets consist of four instead of three segments. They also build tubes that can be up to one meter deep. Females grow to around 12mm, while males grow to 9mm.


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