Well I hope he died a natural death.
"Professor Main's research has shown that the male trapdoor spider leaves his burrow at maturity, around seven to nine years old, to wander in search of a mate, after which he dies. The female stays put, raising hatchlings inside the protection of her burrow, which she temporarily seals up with a mud plug. She lives on in the same burrow for the duration of her life".
I wonder what his destiny would have been had he not been kept in protection?.
“Like delicate lace,
So the threads intertwine,
Oh, gossamer web
Of wond'rous design"!
