Tags: Arachnid.
Bono’s Joshua Tree trapdoor spider (Aptostichus bonoi) is a morphological species of Euctenizidae spiders nocturnal arthropods who seize their prey after leaping out of their burrows and inject it with venom. The species was found in Joshua Tree National Park California and described by the Auburn University professor Jason Bond in 2012. Only seven species of Aptostichus were known prior to 2012 including the Angelina Jolie trapdoor spider.
