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Stasimopus gigas
Stasimopus gigas is a species of spider in the family Stasimopidae. It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Venterskroon cork-lid trapdoor spider.
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Range & habitat
Stasimopus gigas is found in the Free State and North West provinces of South Africa. It occurs at Vredefort (Barrett-Hamilton) and Venterskroon (Vredefort road), at altitudes ranging from 1,343 to 1,418 m above sea level.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
The species lives in silk-lined burrows closed with a cork-lid trapdoor. It has been sampled from the Grassland biome.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and ecology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 690933.