The Angelina Jolie trapdoor spider (Aptostichus angelinajolieae, often
misspelled angelinajoleae) is a species of Euctenizidae, nocturnalarthropods who seize their
prey after leaping out of their burrows and inject it with venom. [2] It was described by the Auburn Universityprofessor Jason Bond in 2008, who named it after the American actress Angelina Jolie in recognition of her work on the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. [1] It was one of only seven described species of Aptostichus until 2012, when it was joined by Bono's Joshua Tree trapdoor spider and 32 other species. [3][2]