Euoplos similaris explained

Euoplos similaris, also known as the banded golden trapdoor spider, is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1918 by Australian arachnologists William Joseph Rainbow and Robert Henry Pulleine.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in south-eastern Queensland in open forest habitats. The type locality is Kedron Brook in the northern suburbs of Brisbane.[1]

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial, terrestrial predators. They construct burrows in creek banks with thick, plug-like trapdoors.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Euoplos similaris (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918). . 2023-02-03. Australian Faunal Directory . Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia . 2023-08-22.