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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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