Liphistius sp. 'Khao Luang Big Black' Spider
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Liphistius sp. "Khao Luang Big Black" Spider for sale
This species of armored trap door reaches around 3.5" legspan and has a jet black coloration! These hatch very small at about 1/8".
The armored trapdoor spiders (Liphistius genus) are one of the most unique and interesting groups of arachnids in the world!
Liphistius renouned for looking like walking fossils - literally. These look like minature versions of the first spider like fossils we see in the fossile record. They have thick exoskeltons with spines all over their legs and can be anywhere from
This group of spiders uses "trip lines" and trapdoors that are blended in with whatever is on the surface to hunt. When unsuspecting insects pass by thier trapdoors and hit a silk line, they run out (completely out) and run after the prey, tackle it and pull it back to safety.
The colors are also amazing in this group of spiders which range from jet black, to bright orange.
These arachnids also have a very long life span allegely living 50 years!
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Names & Classifications
How we measure invertebrates:
We measure tarantulas and spiders in diagonal legspan. This means the distance from the front right to back left leg (or vise versa) when the animal is stretched out.
Cenitpedes we measure the full length of the animal from the antennae to the back legs
Scorpions we typically measure the body-length of the animal.