SPECIES Cyclocosmia ricketti Female 60-61mm
ORIGIN China
FRAME 16.5x16.5xD5cm Made from recycled products.
DESCRIPTION AKA Chinese Hourglass Trapdoor Spider. Medium brown spider endemic to China. The abdominal disk resembles a coin, they use this to clog the entrance to their burrows. These burrows are Y or T shaped with two trapdoor openings. Their burrows are covered with thin silk trip wires which alert them when prey enter. They are mildly venomous but not to humans. The females are larger than the males.
Fabulous specimens.
Males available BACRI
Please note due to this being a natural product some specimens may vary in shape/colour/size than that shown.
COMES IN RECYCLED CARDBOARD GIFT BOX
