Giant Trapdoor Spider (Liphistius desultor)
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Last Observed: December 2015 – Koh Chang
Observed By: สุธนัย ครุพานิช
The marvellous trapdoor spiders are a family of arichnids that have developed a supremely sneaky and effective system for trapping their prey.
They inhabit holes in the ground that are covered by a hinged lid that is attached to series of warning threads of web. When an unwitting victim disturbs one of these triggers the trapdoor spider leaps out with shocking speed – grabs its prey – and drops back into its hole to dine.
You’ve got to hand it to evolution, that’s a pretty good system! these spiders thrive in the forest environment of Koh Chang.
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