Ctenizidae (Noun)
Meaning
Large burrowing spiders.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Ctenizidae family spiders predominantly live in dark and secluded underground habitats due to their nocturnal nature and preference for burrowing.
- Spider biologists focused on understanding the unique tunnel architecture constructed by species of the Ctenizidae family.
- Some of the largest spiders on Earth belong to the Ctenizidae family, famous for their impressive leg span and ability to construct deep burrows.
- In arachnology, researchers extensively study the large burrowing spiders, more specifically the ones that belong to the Ctenizidae family of trapdoor spiders.
- Due to their reclusive lifestyle and underground habitats, finding Ctenizidae spiders requires great time and effort spent digging and searching for their burrows.