Trapdoor Spider(Left)

Devin Yang.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47342436/ns/technology_and_science-science/

THE EPIC NEW SPIDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 In the backyards of Auburn, Alabama, scientists have discovered a new species of spider.

It is a species of trapdoor spider, which looks like taratulas but with a smoother stomach and lives inside burrows. It is called the Auburn Tiger Trapdoor Spider, or Myrmekiaphila. The burrows contain a hinge door, which not only protects the burrows, but also allows the spider to feel the vibrations of other insects and attack them. A trapdoor spider's burrow.

            Before, scientists thought that it was a M. foliata trapdoor spider. However, there was a difference in the males genetia and the males copulatory device, which is often used to distiguish the difference between spiders. Using genetic analysis, they confirmed that the spiders were different species. The male spiders are just a few centimenters long, with the female spiders just a few centimeters longer. Female spiders live longer than male spiders, ranging from 15 to 20 years. This is my current events about the new trapdoor spider discovery.


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