Euctenizidae
(Wafer-lid Trapdoor Spiders)

Comments & ID Thoughts

I found this spider at night. It has a dark brown shiny thorax and silky abdomen. It moves slowly, and will drag itself backwards with its hind legs while playing dead.

• Submitted by: 
  
  corvax
• Submitted: Feb 15, 2018
• Photographed: Feb 15, 2018
• Spider: Euctenizidae (Wafer-lid Trapdoor Spiders)
• Location: Mississippi, United States
• Spotted Outdoors: Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
• Found in web?: No
• Attributes: Dorsal