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Mayan Symbol or WHAAAAAT !

Oh look!  Is that a stone Mayan symbol there stuck in the dirt wall?













Got to have that.  It might bring thousands at auction.  Let's dig that out.
Wait a sec.  What is that on the left edge?















AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Cyclocosmia is a genus of spiders in the Ctenizidae family which is a type of Cork-lid trapdoor spiders.
The abdomen of spiders in this genus is abruptly truncated and ends in a hardened disc which is strengthened by a system of ribs and grooves. They use this to clog the entrance of their 7 to 15 cm deep vertical burrows when threatened, a phenomenon called phragmosis. Strong spines are located around the edge of the disc. The four spinnerets are found just anterior to it, with the posterior, retractable spinnerets particularly large. C. ricketti females are 28 mm long, with a disc diameter of 16 mm. Only the bottom portion of the burrow is silk lined.

The individual species are separated from each other by the pattern of the abdominal disc, the number of hairs on its seam, and the shape of the spermathecae.
 
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3 comments:

Charlene said...

That is just amazing. The Myans saw this creature and used it as a model for their design? Or did they warship it?

I saw something this morning I've never seen before. Thanks.

29/7/10 9:45 AM
Unknown said...

What a great post, what a great creature that is. I am glad you plucked it out with a knife!

5/8/10 11:20 AM
Ed I said...

Sorry John but That's from a link I came across. I probably would have had a heart attack had that been me digging one of those out.

5/8/10 2:18 PM

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