A New Trapdoor Spider with Cristian Pertegal

Trapdoor spiders are a relative mystery to arachnologists - they’re a small group that is not well known despite their often bold coloration and their unique burrows. But for Cristian Pertegal they are a passion and a fascination, even if they are occasionally also a literal pain. Listen in as Cristian shares his love for these spiders, their unique morphology, their fascinating trapdoors, and what they can tell us about our world. 

Cristian Pertegal’s paper “Description of a new trapdoor spider species, Nemesia amicitia spec. nov., from southern Spain, and new information on Nemesia uncinata (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Nemesiidae)” is in Volume 64 Issue 1 of Arachnology Letters.

It can be found here: https://doi.org/10.30963/aramit6401

A transcript of this episode in english: Cristian Pertegal - Transcript

A transcript of this episode in spanish: Cristian Pertegal - Transcripción

New Species: Nemesia amicitia

Episode image courtesy of Cristian Pertegal

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