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  trapdoor spider Ummidia spp.
Trapdoor spiders are close relatives of tarantulas, and their general appearance is similar, but they can be distinguished by their small size, less hairy abdomens, and legs that shine almost as if polished.
Trapdoor spiders are well-adapted for the strenuous activity of tunnel-building.
The tunnel is used by the trapdoor spider as shelter from the elements and predators, as a nursery, and as a trapping device.
www.desertmuseum.org /books/nhsd_trapdoor_spider.html   (538 words)

  
 Trapdoor Spiders
Most trapdoor spiders but not all are misleadingly named, as not all species make a door for their burrows.
Brown Trapdoor Spiders are dull brown spiders with a cover of paler gold hairs on carapace ("dusty appearance"), which is usually weakly arched in side profile.
Trapdoors have a long life span, between 5 to 20 years, and take several years to reach maturity.
www.amonline.net.au /factsheets/trapdoor_spiders.htm   (648 words)

  
 WQ318 Vertical Dams and Trapdoor Tanks for Dairy Flushing, MU Extension
Although trapdoor tanks are simple devices, the mechanical linkages that operate the trapdoor and the seal around the trapdoor are subject to a harsh environment and deterioration.
Trapdoor tanks may be operated manually with a lever/linkage mechanism to open the trapdoor, or a pneumatic mechanism may be used to open the trapdoor.
Trapdoor tanks are especially applicable to flushing inside dairy parlors, where Missouri regulations require the use of fresh water for flushing.
extension.missouri.edu /xplor/envqual/wq0318.htm   (628 words)

  
 Trapdoor spiders   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Trapdoor spiders are a group of spiders that live permanently in silk-lined burrows (image below), which are closed with a well-fitting, hinged trapdoor of variable thickness.
The trapdoor spiders are a diverse group of spiders found on the ground, under rocks or in trees.
Cork-lid trapdoors: One type of trapdoor resembles a cork of a bottle and is known as a cork-lid trapdoor (image at the top) which fits snugly into the burrow.
www.scienceinafrica.co.za /2004/april/trapdoor.htm   (1279 words)

  
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In August 2004 the trapdoor mechanism was re-designed to accommodate the Cassegrain ADC requirements: the former swing mechanism was replaced by a sliding hatch.
The immediate advantage is that the trapdoor can open and close in much less than the usual 15-20 seconds, and can be set as fast as 1 sec.
The trapdoor toggles an interlock mechanisms that prevents the calibration lamps to go on when the hatch is open.
www2.keck.hawaii.edu /inst/lris/trapdoor.html   (252 words)

  
 Ladywildlife's Trapdoor Spider
Trapdoor spiders are among the most ingenious engineers in the animal kingdom.
The trapdoor spider stays half inside the burrow as it waits for prey to pass by.
In arid areas trapdoor spiders often build burrows under a tree to snare insects attracted to the tree’s moisture.
ladywildlife.com /animal/trapdoorspider.html   (903 words)

  
 Trapdoor - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
Trapdoors are nearly impossible to distinguish from regular doors, but they can usually be spotted by the nicks below the door jam.
Common public misconceptions are that trapdoors can only be found concealed under rugs and that their only dangerous tactics are gravity and having the thief close them on you.
Trapdoors are most vulnerable in their person-like state.
www.uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Trapdoor   (415 words)

  
 Uberti - Springfield Trapdoor
In 1873 the Army’s Allin Trapdoor rifle was redesigned for the new more powerful.45-70 military cartridge and both full-stocked 32” barreled rifles and half-stocked short-barreled carbines were produced for the military.
It was with their new 1873 Trapdoor Carbines that Custer and the 7th Cavalry rode off to the Little Big Horn and into the pages of history.
The Springfield Trapdoor Carbine is fitted with a sliding ring and bar, which allowed a cavalryman to carry it clipped to his carbine sling.
www.uberti.com /firearms/Trapdoor.tpl   (248 words)

  
 Card 29
Trapdoor spiders dig burrows in the ground with their fangs.
Above: The trapdoor spider stays half inside the burrow as it waits for prey to pass by.
A female trapdoor spider may spend her whole life inside her burrow, enlarging it as she grows.
goodnightstories.com /wildlife/insects/card29.htm   (654 words)

  
 Black Rugose Trapdoor Spider
The burrows have a lightweight leaf-litter and silk trapdoor with a fan of leaf and twig trip-lines attached around the burrow rim.
Rather than foraging only at the burrow mouth (as many other trapdoor spiders do), these spiders charge out from under their doors to grab prey animals out on the trip-lines - especially ants, but also beetles, cockroaches, millipedes and moths.
This species, along with other trapdoor spiders, is threatened by land use activities, land clearance and habitat loss.
www.austmus.gov.au /factsheets/rugose.htm   (520 words)

  
 Trapdoor Spider   (Site not responding. Last check: )
This is pretty weird but the trapdoor spider is related to the tarantula because they both live in a burrow.
When the trapdoor spider feels the vibration of it's passing prey it rushes out, it captures the prey and takes it in the burrow.
Trapdoor spiders are born in the spring and grow up in the summer.
www2.lhric.org /POCANTICO/spiders/trapdoor.htm   (125 words)

  
 My Trapdoor Carbine "Shootin' Iron"
The "Trapdoor" Carbine shown above was assembled by the author during the early to mid 1970's, from the chopped remains of an "after-market" trapdoor rifle generically known as a "Bannerman Special".
Such firearms were assembled by Francis Bannerman and Sons, and other, less well-known vendors, from earlier-revision trapdoor parts that the U.S. Arsenal at Springfield, Massachusetts, had sold as "scrap metal"; scrap metal is generally melted down for recycling.
A complete manual on how to load cartridges for original trapdoor rifles and carbines (this applies to all old trapdoors, arsenal or vendor made, as long as they have the original, deep-groove government barrels) is available from Wolf's Western Traders.
www.sonic.net /~johnpipe/trapdoor   (1374 words)

  
 The Springfield Trapdoor rifle
The Springfield Trapdoor rifle was the first American rifle fitted for metallic cartridges and was a further development from the Springfield percussion rifle.
Most well known is the carbine version of the Springfield Trapdoor, which was used by General Custer and his soldiers during the battle of Little Big Horn of 1876.
Manufacture of the Springfield Trapdoor was terminated in June of 1893.
www.schiferli.net /Springfield%20Trapdoor.htm   (175 words)

  
 Friends of Saguaro National Park - About Saguaro National Park: Trapdoor Spider   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Trapdoor spiders (family Ctenizidae) are harmless medium-sized mygalomorph spiders that resemble small tarantulas.
The trapdoor is hinged on one side with silk and the spiders, which are usually nocturnal, typically wait for prey while holding onto the underside of the door with the claws on their tarsi.
The taxonomy of trapdoor spiders is currently not well understood in the United States and many species of the common genus Ummidia remain undescribed.
www.friendsofsaguaro.org /spider-trapdoor.html   (402 words)

  
 Springfield Trapdoors Rifles, Supplied By The Possible Shop, Headquarters For Your Muzzleloading & Cowboy Action ...
Between 1865 and 1866 appeared the first transformation of a muzzle loading Springfield musket made by Allin and in 1868 the first “Trapdoor Rifle” was built, further modified in 1870; three years later a new rifle in the.45-70 caliber answered to all the exigencies.
The Springfield Trapdoor rifle is a typical gun of the American soldiers, including General Custer.
The Officer Trapdoor follows the originals perfectly and blend traditional gunsmith’s handcraft arts to state of the art technology.
www.possibleshop.com /trapdoors-p.htm   (389 words)

  
 Trapdoor
Trapdoor securely stores all your Salaesforce.com logins in the system provided keychain, and can quickly login to Salesforce.com for any of them.
Launch Trapdoor, and it'll automatically list all your keychain entries for Salesforce.com, in both the Login menu, and in the Dock's context menu.
Tip: Alias is optional, but set one for each login, and it'll appear along with the username on the lists of logins to make it easier to differentiate them.
www.pocketsoap.com /osx/trapdoor   (313 words)

  
 Trapdoor Spider
Trapdoor spiders are stocky and have eight legs that are thick and
Trapdoor spiders like to build their burrows in loose soil.
A female trapdoor spider may spend its whole life inside its burrow, making it bigger as she grows.
www.yesnet.yk.ca /schools/jackhulland/classes/colberg/spiders/spiders/reports/jarret/trapdoor.html   (225 words)

  
 trapdoor
The "trapdoor" rifle denoting the method of opening the rifle at the top of the breech to load a cartridge, was developed and about 30,000 rifles were converted to "trapdoor" models, more properly called "Allin Conversions".
By 1868, instead of converting old weapons into "trapdoor" models, a new rifle was developed using the Allin "trapdoor" mechanism.
The Model 1889 "trapdoor" rifle had an advantage in "take-down" power over the newer smokeless powder rifles such as the Krag-Jorgensen Rifle, used by some United States forces, and the Spanish Mauser because these weapons fired a smaller projectile.
www.spanamwar.com /trapdoor.htm   (664 words)

  
 Rutgers Book Center - Trapdoor Springfield   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The TRAPDOOR SPRINGFIELD: a controversial weapon from its inception; the subject of continuing experimentation to improve its utility in the field.
The TRAPDOOR SPRINGFIELD: the gun which, despite all obstacles, became the first breech-loading rifle of the United States Army and which for 20 years remained the army's warhorse.
The result was the TRAPDOOR SPRINGFIELD which was in use for more than 20 years as the standard U.S. Army rifle and carbine.
www.rutgersgunbooks.com /trapdoor.shtml   (298 words)

  
 Trapdoor - About Us
Trapdoor reserves the right to terminate your account where you have made inappropriate or unreasonable use of services provided by Trapdoor.
Trapdoor is not responsible for any interruption of service beyond its control, and accepts no liability for any loss of services, sales, profit or any other form of loss.
The customer will fully indemnify Trapdoor against liability (of any nature), which may befall Trapdoor as a result of the customer's legal or illegal use of the services.
www.trap-door.co.uk /terms.shtml   (314 words)

  
 Trapdoor Spider - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Trapdoor Spider - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Trapdoor Spider, common name for any of several large, hairy, harmless tropical spiders that nest underground in temperate and tropical regions....
- spider that lives in burrow: a spider that constructs a tubular silk-lined burrow with a hinged lid like a trapdoor.
uk.encarta.msn.com /Trapdoor_Spider.html   (126 words)

  
 Trapdoor Cave   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Trapdoor is a small cave with 1833' of passage in Monroe County.
The cave was originally called Flushtube since a lot of trash from outside seems to wash into the cave.
Soon a slab of limestone was placed over the entrance to protect the cave, leading to the name Trapdoor.
www.angelfire.com /in3/caving/trapdoor/trapdoor.html   (168 words)

  
 BBC - Music - Drumsteps Tutorial
When the trapdoor opens, the ball will fall out and play whatever steps are underneath it.You can make the trapdoor open in two ways, either by using a link-step or by using the counter.
To see how the trapdoor works, first make two sets of steps.Then make sure the 'Open on link' box is checked in the main menu, and put a trapdoor over one of them.
Both the trapdoor and the step will change colour, and an arrow will appear, showing you that they are linked.
www.bbc.co.uk /music/childrens/games/drumsteps/tutorials/trapdoors.shtml   (271 words)

  
 Invertebrates for Freshwater Aquariums & Ponds: Japanese Trapdoor Snail (Pond)
The Japanese Trapdoor Snail, also known as the Chinese Mystery Snail, is one species of snail that is a livebearer.
Japanese Trapdoor Snails originate from ponds and slow-moving streams with some vegetation and a muddy substrate.
Japanese Trapdoor Snails are very peaceful animals and should not be housed with any other animals that would like to make a meal of them.
www.liveaquaria.com /product/prod_Display.cfm?siteid=21&pCatId=1077   (289 words)

  
 Organisms | Home
A hobby that has been going on for far too long.
Trapdoor : The old website, a chaotic mess of nostalgia.
News: I'll be giving lectures on my work in NodeBox and Gravital at the Integrated2007 conference (3 november, Belgium) and the C.Stem conference (1 december, Italy).
www.trapdoor.be   (245 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Trapdoor: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Trapdoor Springfield (The United States Springifeld Single-Shot Rifle - 1865 - 1893) by M.D. Bud Waite and B. Ernst (Hardcover - 1980)
Trapdoor Springfield: The United States Springfield Single-Shot Rifle, 1865-1893 by M. Waite and Bernard D. Ernst (Hardcover - 1999)
A revision of the trapdoor spider genus Cyclocosmia (Araneae, Ctenizidae) (American Museum novitates) by Willis John Gertsch (Unknown Binding - 1975)
www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Trapdoor&tag=icongroupinterna&index=books&link_code=qs&page=1   (624 words)

  
 James Holbeach Photography :: Trapdoor: Pictures of the week.   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Trapdoor's Log book is a repository for many fascinating stories, Interesting quotes, and lovely drawings.
With Trapdoor in the foreground, it made an ominous sight.
Taken season June 2000 from the front of Trapdoor.
trapdoor.darb.net /gallery/picow   (585 words)

  
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The Mouse Spider is a member of the Trapdoor family.
There are two types of Mouse Spider - the Red Headed Mouse Spider and the Eastern Mouse Spider.
Trapdoor spiders from the American Southwest not only use a webbed mesh to keep their earthen burrows from collapsing, they build a hinged covering lid out of webbing that holds camouflaging dirt and plant fragments.
www.lycos.com /info/spiders--trapdoor-spiders.html   (279 words)

  
 Trapdoor - Welcome
Trapdoor offers a wide range of IT services to businesses and individuals in the UK.
Amongst our large array of services is web site design and this remains our core business.
If you have any questions about any of the services that we offer, please don't hesitate to contact us.
www.trap-door.co.uk   (134 words)

  
 Springfield Trapdoor rifles for sale
Springfield Armory - Model 1865, 1st Allin - Trapdoor conversion of 1861 rifle musket.
Crisp bright barrel, bands and buttplate; brilliant case colors on hammer and lockplate, darker as appropriate on breechblock.
The trapdoor was the primary U.S. military rifle through the post-Civil War Indian Wars era.
www.armchairgunshow.com /otsRD_Trapdoors.htm   (655 words)

  
 Trapdoor Collection in Penang
That is all I know about these spiders, if somebody wants to share his experiences he or she is welcome...
Well, now a bit about collection, first you have to do is search for the trapdoors, in order to know where the spiders are.
Once you found one, dig out the area around the door, best is to use a stick or a screwdriver.
www.harink.com /~benjamin/trapdoor1.htm   (371 words)

  
 Trapdoor – Music at Last.fm
Trapdoor isn’t yet available to play on Last.fm radio.
Music Journals on Last.fm You can be the first person to write a journal about Trapdoor.
If you'd like to add some events for Trapdoor then you can do so on this page.
www.last.fm /music/Trapdoor   (230 words)

  
 Toonhound - The Trapdoor (1984)
The Trapdoor itself sat smack in the way of Berk's work.
The Trapdoor voices and story emebellishments were provided by the late great
Trapdoor was a gem of a show, stuffed with imaginative eccentricities and
www.toonhound.com /trapdoor.htm   (436 words)

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