Mouse spider burrows
Mouse spider burrows
Why 'mouse' spiders? No good
reason. But possibly the name was given for the
large, supposedly
'mouse-like' burrows built by the big inland Red-headed Mouse
Spiders.
These large, silk-lined burrows vary from 20 cm to 55 cm deep and are
widest in the entrance and bottom chamber areas. A side chamber extends off the
main burrow shaft, usually closed by a trapdoor. It provides a refuge from
predators and a safe place for the egg sac and
spiderlings.
Why 'mouse' spiders? No good
reason. But possibly the name was given for the
large, supposedly
'mouse-like' burrows built by the big inland Red-headed Mouse
Spiders.
These large, silk-lined burrows vary from 20 cm to 55 cm deep and are
widest in the entrance and bottom chamber areas. A side chamber extends off the
main burrow shaft, usually closed by a trapdoor. It provides a refuge from
predators and a safe place for the egg sac and
spiderlings.