Kimura spider
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| phylum | Arthropoda | The Kimura spider, Heptathela kimurai, is a trapdoor spider found primarily in Japan, belonging to the suborder Mesothelae, which is among the most primitive spiders at 400 million years old. It constructs a burrow covered by a camouflaged flap. At 3 cm length, ancestral traits include central spinnerets and segmentation on the abdomen, shedding light on the evolution of all spiders.
For more information see the Wikipedia entry.
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| class | Arachnida | |
| order | Araneae | |
| suborder | Mesothelae | |
| family | Liphistiidae | |
| genus | Heptathela | |
| species | H. kimurai |
