Found mainly in the US state of Texas, what type of creature is a Tooth Cave?
Tooth Cave spider Tooth Cave spider The Tooth Cave spider, formerly "Neoleptoneta myopica", now Tayshaneta myopica, is a long spider in the family Leptonetidae. It is endemic to limestone caves near Austin, Texas in the United States and is considered an endangered species. The Tooth Cave spider was first described in 1974 by Willis J. Gertsch, as "Leptoneta myopica". At the time it was only known from Tooth Cave in Travis County, Texas, 15 miles northwest of Austin. The specific name "myopica" is from the Greek "myopia", "nearsighted". In 1977, Paolo Brignoli transferred the species to the genus "Neoleptoneta". A 2011 phylogenetic study
Tooth Cave spider "Tayshaneta" spiders appear to spend most of their lives in their web, except for mature males. However, individuals of "T. myopica" from four nearby caves (Tooth Cave, Root Cave, Gallifer Cave and Tight Pit) have been shown to have identical mitochondrial and nuclear DNA haplotypes, suggesting that movement between the sites does take place. Individuals were seen suspended beneath low sheet webs, from which they dropped when disturbed. "Tayshaneta myopica" was listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act in 1988 because of its very limited distribution in an area outside of Austin, Texas, that is rapidly urbanizing. Conservation efforts have