Rare trapdoor spider rediscovered in Portugal (3 Viewers)

[Melanie]

One of the rarest spiders of Europe has been rediscovered after 92 years.

Lost tap-dancing spider rediscovered barricaded in a burrow in a small Portuguese town after 92 years

For immediate release: DNA analysis confirms that Fagilde’s trapdoor spider is still surviving in the village it is named after

www.rewild.org

 

[Steve Heath]

Amazing. Thanks for posting. I’m just getting into macro photography and fascinated by the hidden lives of insects and arachnids.