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Springfield made a 20ga trapdoor called the Foragers. There is a 12ga trapdoor out there called the "Zulu Snyder". They were converted French Mle 1857 percussion rifles converted to an 1867 breech loader and then converted into a smooth bore 12 ga.
The trapdoor on the gallows is typically called the "trap." It is designed to open and allow the condemned person to drop, which is a key mechanism in the execution process. The trapdoor's function is to ensure a swift and efficient execution by causing a sudden fall.
Spiders.
Through the Trapdoor.
the trapdoor of the larynx is the epiglottis
your trapdoor was made in 1883
your trapdoor was made in 1874
Trapdoor spiders are arachnids not insects and they are inverts.
not 100% but fairly sure it was called the hangmans drop. paulmcq
After a young trapdoor spider hatches and eventually leaves its mother's burrow it will travel some distance away, find a suitable spot, and dig a burrow. It will generally use silk to stabilize the walls of the borrow, and then it will use more silk to make a tight cap to cover the mouth of its burrow so that intruders cannot get in, and so that it can lurk just inside the partially opened door in wait for prey.
trapdoor become threats when they are used by the unscrupulous programmers to gain unauthorised access