Aname atra - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The black wishbone spider (Aname atra) is a mygalomorph

Mygalomorphae

The Mygalomorphae, , are an infraorder of spiders. The latter name comes from the orientation of the fangs which point straight down and do not cross each other .-Description:...

spider of South Australia

Australia

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Wishbone spiders belong to one of three very similar genera: Aname, Chenistonia and Namea.

Name

They are called wishbone spiders for the shape of their burrow.

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