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Black Spiders Found At Miami Zoo Declared A New Species

Sun Sentinel

When a previously unknown creature is found in South Florida, it’s usually an invasive species brought into the region from an exotic location.

Not so with four mysterious spiders found near Zoo Miami over the past decade. These guys are just extremely elusive.

And now, a researcher at Piedmont University in Georgia determined that the four male spiders are members of a new species called the Pine Rockland trapdoor spider, named for the forest surrounding Zoo Miami and the way the spiders hunt. More

30 Comments on Black Spiders Found At Miami Zoo Declared A New Species

  1. I’m pretty sure this is going to upset the community of black spiders. They’ll be killing off the 4 black males before the day is over. It’s in their DNA.

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  2. New species are continually being discovered all over the planet. More so that documented extinctions. Most new species are insects or arachnids. Usually too small or recluse (no pun intended) to be noticed, until somebody bothers to pay attention.

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  3. Black widows and Brown recluses are the only ones I want all dead. I consider the rest as what God sends to help with other pestilence and my bottom line.

    Tarantulas are cool.

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  4. Given that these trap door spiders are considered highly endangered the very moment they are declared a new species, I wonder what regulations will kick in to ensure their future?

    I wonder what will happen to the Miami Zoo once the Endangered Species Act is applied towards the spider’s only known habitat?

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  5. SNS…

    Sometimes they get pretty big and are found hanging around the seawall and pier. One of the kids was going to take one to school (science stuff), caught a really big one and put it inside a large jar with air holes. Unfortunately it was a preggers female that produced tons of little one which of course were small enough to escape out the air holes. Mom was not happy…

    https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=wolf+spider+size&qpvt=wolf+spider+size&form=IGRE&first=1&tsc=ImageBasicHover

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  6. Just like female preying mantises do as well. I like preying mantises, we had them as pets growing up, spiders not so much. I’m also the spider stomper/exterminator around here whenever my daughter sees one she freaks out and yells at me to kill the spider if the cat doesn’t get it first.

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  7. Where I grew up in Illinois our cats used to chase and play with wolf spiders when they would crawl from under rocks and stacks of wood.

    There were also Orb spiders which loved building intricate webs in the garden. They’re very stiking, with orange and black stripes.

    Didn’t see a black widows spiders until I moved to the South. Scary, and beautiful.

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  8. AbigailAdams APRIL 28, 2021 AT 12:14 AM

    I’ve never seen one and don’t have to deal with them. I admit my acceptance is based on the limited range of them in my part of the world. There are plenty I’ve heard about I’m sure I would add to my “must kill” list

    I think the huge ones in Australia would be shocking to run across or find in my home.

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