Trap Door Spider Burrow Nest Arachnid 85+ Y/O Trade Ad Card

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Trap Door Spider Burrow Nest Arachnid 85+ Y/O Trade Ad Card
NOTE:
THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS
THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
THEY ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
AND
THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 85+ Y/O TRADE - ADVERTISING CARD
THE TRAP DOOR SPIDER
Trapdoor Spiders are a medium-sized mygalomorph (an infraorder of spiders), spiders that construct
burrows with a cork-like trapdoor made of soil, vegetation and silk.
A Trapdoor spider lives under ground for most of its life. You can find Trapdoor spiders in Japan,
Africa, South America and North America and many other warm places.
A Trapdoor spider does not have a web like other spiders do. It has a trapdoor on top of a burrow. A
Trapdoor spiders burrow is around 30 centimetres deep and 5 centimetres across. Sometimes they like
to make their burrows beside creeks or rivers so they can catch little fish.
The trapdoor that these spiders construct is difficult to see when it is closed because of the plant and soil
materials that effectively camouflage it. The trapdoor is hinged on one side with silk. The spiders, who
are usually nocturnal, typically wait for prey while holding onto the underside of the door with the claws
on their tarsi (the cluster of bones in the foot between the tibia and fibula and the metatarsus). Prey is
captured when insects or other arthropods venture too close to the half-open trapdoor at night. The
spider detects the prey by vibrations and when it comes close enough, the spider jumps out of its burrow
and captures it. Female Trapdoor spiders never travel far from their burrows.
THE REVERSE SIDE HAS TEXT ABOUT THE IMAGE ON THE FRONT SIDE
SEE IMAGES ABOVE
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
NOTE:
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS LARGER THAN THE CARD
TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
THIS CARD IS  NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION
IT IS  85+ YEARS OLD
IT IS NOT PERFECT
THERE MAY BE:
SLIGHT PAPER LOSS - SMUDGING - ROUNDED CORNERS - WEAK CORNERS
SEE THE IMAGES ABOVE!
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BUY 1 TO 4 TRADE ADVERTISING CARDS AND THE TOTAL TO SHIP IS
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ON LARGER INTERNATIONAL ORDERS WE MAY REQUIRE REGISTERD
MAIL AND WILL SPLIT THE COST WITH THE BUYER.
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