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Liphistius jarujini Trap Door Spider THAILAND (Pair)

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Trap Door Spider

Format: Unmounted/Papered, requires relaxing and setting

NOTE: These insects are very fragile and prone to falling apart during rehydration. Please DO NOT buy unless you are prepared do do some repairs to joints – use our insect glue or similar

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SKU: WB15746

Description

Taxonomy Identification: Arachnidae, First named by Simon in 1877

Colour: Overall colour brownish orange.

Size: Length from end of abdomen to the tip of jaws variable from 20-35mm

Comments & Applications: Amazing trap door spiders; They live in burrows in earthen banks with a thin, circular, woven door, which is disguised with soil and moss. While they spend the day deep inside their burrows, at night they wait ready to pounce just below the door for insects, woodlice, and similar invertebrates that stumble over one of the seven silken threads that radiate from the entrance.

This is small but amazing arachnid and very rarely offered for sale. Perfect for the connoisseur collector or high end bespoke applications, or closeup photography.

Format: Unmounted, papered, requires relaxing and setting.

More Information: Wikipedia

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