Aptostichus bonoi

Bono's Joshua Tree trapdoor spider
Female specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Euctenizidae
Genus: Aptostichus
Species:
A. bonoi
Binomial name
Aptostichus bonoi
Bond, 2012

Aptostichus bonoi, or Bono's Joshua Tree trapdoor spider, is a morphological species of Euctenizidae spiders, nocturnal arthropods who seize their prey after leaping out of their burrows and inject it with venom.[1] The species was found in Joshua Tree National Park,[2] California, and described by the Auburn University professor Jason Bond in 2012.[3] Only seven species of Aptostichus were known prior to 2012, including the Angelina Jolie trapdoor spider.[1][4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Joshua was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ JE Bond; AK Stockman (20 December 2012). "33 new trapdoor spider species discovered in the American southwest". [email protected]: Eurekalert!. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  3. ^ Miriam Coleman (13 January 2013). "Joshua Tree Spider Named After Bono". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  4. ^ "New spider species named for Angelina Jolie, Bono". CBS. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.