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The Nihoa trapdoor spider or Nihoa mahina is a trapdoor spider endemic to Nihoa, Hawaii. These spiders are hunters that dig a hole near rocks cover it with a concealed trapdoor. These burrows are excavated completely with the spider's jaw. When prey approaches or falls in, the spider pounces on it. Then its abnormally large pedipalps are used to take food into the mouth.

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  • Nihoa mahina est une espèce d'araignées mygalomorphes de la famille des Barychelidae. (fr)
  • The Nihoa trapdoor spider or Nihoa mahina is a trapdoor spider endemic to Nihoa, Hawaii. These spiders are hunters that dig a hole near rocks cover it with a concealed trapdoor. These burrows are excavated completely with the spider's jaw. When prey approaches or falls in, the spider pounces on it. Then its abnormally large pedipalps are used to take food into the mouth. Prior to the 1980s, trapdoor spiders were not thought to exist in Hawaii. Upon their discovery, the genus was given the name Nihoa, because it was thought to exist nowhere else. Eventually, over 23 species across the Pacific were found. The species epithet, "mahina", means "moon" in the Hawaiian language, referring how Sheila Conant discovered the spider by the light of the moon. (en)
  • Nihoa mahina is een spinnensoort uit de familie Barychelidae. De soort komt voor in Hawaï. (nl)
  • Nihoa mahina är en spindelart som beskrevs av Churchill och Raven 1992. Nihoa mahina ingår i släktet Nihoa och familjen Barychelidae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
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  • Churchill & Raven, 1992 (en)
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  • Nihoa trapdoor spider (en)
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  • Nihoa mahina (en)
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  • Nihoa mahina est une espèce d'araignées mygalomorphes de la famille des Barychelidae. (fr)
  • Nihoa mahina is een spinnensoort uit de familie Barychelidae. De soort komt voor in Hawaï. (nl)
  • Nihoa mahina är en spindelart som beskrevs av Churchill och Raven 1992. Nihoa mahina ingår i släktet Nihoa och familjen Barychelidae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
  • The Nihoa trapdoor spider or Nihoa mahina is a trapdoor spider endemic to Nihoa, Hawaii. These spiders are hunters that dig a hole near rocks cover it with a concealed trapdoor. These burrows are excavated completely with the spider's jaw. When prey approaches or falls in, the spider pounces on it. Then its abnormally large pedipalps are used to take food into the mouth. (en)
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  • Nihoa mahina (fr)
  • Nihoa trapdoor spider (en)
  • Nihoa mahina (nl)
  • Nihoa mahina (sv)
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