Myrmekiaphila comstocki is a spider in the family Euctenizidae ("wafer-lid trapdoor spiders"), in the infraorder Mygalomorphae ("mygalomorphs").
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Comstock's Wafer Trapdoor Spider being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Antrodiaetus pugnax
- Antrodiaetus montanus
- Myrmekiaphila foliata
- Promyrmekiaphila clathrata
- Cyrtocarenum cunicularium
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Euctenizidae
- Genus
- Myrmekiaphila
- Species
- Myrmekiaphila comstocki
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