Teyl damsonoides explained

Teyl damsonoides is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Anamidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 1983 by Australian arachnologist Barbara York Main.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in inland south-western Western Australia in woodland, scrub and open heath habitats. The type locality is Lake Cronin in the Great Western Woodlands region.[1]

Behaviour

The spiders are fossorial terrestrial predators that dig deep sinuous burrows, stopped with soil plugs during the summer.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Teyl damsonoides (Main, 1983). . 2022. Australian Faunal Directory . Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia . 2023-05-21.