FIGURE 6. 1 in Neoichnology of tarantulas (Araneae: Theraphosidae): Criteria for recognizing spider burrows in the fossil record

FIGURE 6. 1, Specimen of Hysterocrates gigas initiating burrow construction. 2, Continued excavation of H. gigas burrow; sediment from burrow is deposited on the surface behind the burrow opening. 3, Specimen of Pelinobius muticus transporting excavated sediment with its pedipalps up the burrow shaft. 4, Specimen of P. muticus packing excavating sediment into the base of the sediment mound at the top of the burrow shaft. 5, Specimen of H. gigas in its burrow chamber. 6, Specimen of P. muticus in burrow shaft below the burrow opening.