About Bothriocyrtum californicum (O.Pickard-Cambridge, 1874)
Bothriocyrtum californicum, commonly called the California trapdoor spider, is a species of spider that belongs to the family Halonoproctidae. This species is found within the United States. Males of this species are smaller in size than females. Known predators of Bothriocyrtum californicum include the spider wasp Psorthaspis planata, which uses the bodies of these spiders as nurseries for its developing larvae, and skunks, which dig up the spiders’ burrows to hunt them.
