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Old 02-05-2019, 09:43 AM   #1
JColt
The extraordinary life and death of the world’s oldest known spider

Interesting article on a 43 year old Australian trapdoor spider

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.bc3df84d9a91
 
Old 02-08-2019, 11:44 PM   #2
LauraB
I've read this twice now. Really good stuff and kind of mind-blowing that this is (was) a 43-year old spider! What's not to love and be amazed by
 
Old 02-09-2019, 12:41 AM   #3
Insomniac101
Not my favorite creatures, but I was saddened to read that her death was from the parasitic wasp larvae that hatched on her.
 

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