title: Sphodros abboti
text: # Sphodros abboti
  
  Sphodros abboti also known as purseweb spider, is a species of spiders from a family of Atypidae. It was described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1835 and is endemic to Florida, United States.
  
  ## Description
  
  The spider is black coloured, with eight legs, and purple back. It also has only two eyes. The males have blue abdomen, which attracts females.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  They construct webs on the middle part of a tree, that remind people of short vines.
  
  