on 29-04-2018 11:48 AM
World's oldest spider dies aged 43 in Western Australia
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-28/worlds-oldest-spider-dies-aged-43-in-western-australia/9707422
no spider will every live that long in my house
on 29-04-2018 12:35 PM
Gee, that cheered me up - not.
I thought they only lived a couple of years!
They reckon you're only ever 3 feet away from a spider at any time.
They don't even live 43 seconds when I see 'em.
on 29-04-2018 02:20 PM
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?.
on 30-04-2018 01:07 AM
I don't think WA trapdoor spiders are venomous so good on her for a long and hopefully happy life.
on 30-04-2018 09:54 AM
How do they know it is the world's oldest spider?
Show me the census records or I'll suspect they are guessing.
on 30-04-2018 09:57 AM