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• Aptostichus miwok

  Miwok Trapdoor Spider

  Aptostichus miwok is a trapdoor spider species in the family Euctenizidae, described by arachnologist Jason Bond in 2008. The species name honors the Coast Miwok people, Indigenous inhabitants of coastal California from the Golden Gate northward. Like other Aptostichus species, it constructs silk-lined burrows with wafer-like trapdoor lids. The species belongs to a genus that has received notable attention for species named after celebrities and public figures.

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• Aptostichus sarlacc

  Sarlacc Trapdoor Spider

  Aptostichus sarlacc is a trapdoor spider species described by Jason Bond in 2012 from the Mojave Desert. The species epithet references the Sarlacc creature from George Lucas' Star Wars, a fictional desert-dwelling organism. It belongs to a genus of trapdoor spiders known for constructing silk-lined burrows with camouflaged trapdoor lids made of soil, vegetation, and silk. The species was among 33 new Aptostichus species described from the American Southwest in a major taxonomic revision.

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