Posts Tagged: Cryptocteniza kawtak
Name That Spider: Meet Cryptocteniza kawtak
Editor's Note: Good Day Sacramento featured Professor Bond and the spider on a segment Oct. 7....
Meet Cryptocteniza kawtak. UC Davis professor Jason Bond discovered the new genus and species on a sandy beach in Moss Landing State Park, Monterey County. This is a female. (Image by Jason Bond)
This is the male of Cryptocteniza kawtak, a trapdoor spider discovered by Jason Bond. UC Davis alumnus Kirsten Pearsons, who holds a doctorate in entomology from Pennsylvania State, selected the winning species name in an international contest.
This is where UC Davis professor Jason Bond discovered a new genus of trapdoor spiders. (Illustration by Jason Bond)