Aptostichus simus

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Aptostichus simus is a species of trapdoor spider in the family Euctenizidae. It is a medium-sized mygalomorph[https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0520274881 Common Spiders of North America] Page 114 found in the United States and Mexico.{{cite web|title=Aptostichus simus|url=http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/species/10320|website=World Spider Catalog|accessdate=8 July 2017}} Aptostichus simus build deep burrows within the sand dunes of California and Mexico near coastal vegetation. These burrows are lined with pure silk and secured with most camouflaged trapdoor made out of sand and silk.{{Cite journal |last=Bond |first=Jason |date=2012-12-19 |title=Phylogenetic treatment and taxonomic revision of the trapdoor spider genus Aptostichus Simon (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Euctenizidae) |journal=ZooKeys |language=en |issue=252 |pages=1–209 |doi=10.3897/zookeys.252.3588 |doi-access=free |issn=1313-2970 |pmc=3560839 |pmid=23378811|bibcode=2012ZooK..252....1B }}