Facts about the Tasmanian Cave Spider!
- The male and female sometimes take over 5 hours to mate
- Females are willing to die in order to protect their egg sac
- The female will hide her egg sac from predators with leaves and dirt
- Even after birth the baby spiders are protected by their parents
- The Hickmania troglodytes live longer than the average spider
- Most of the spider's relatives are aquatic species!
- These rather small cave spiders are the dominant predators within the cave
- Their webs can be up to a meter long!
- The tasmanian cave spider is a rare spider that has little scientific findings on it
- Because of the necessary environment, the spiders cannot survive outside of the cave faunas.
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