Some spiders can close these and become watertight, to hold their breath for a long time. Some trapdoor spiders have been recorded only taking a breath every six minutes. Do not burst their bubble ...

Even if water does get in, some trapdoor spiders can seal their bodies and essentially hold their breath. They don’t swim in their flooded burrows, but they can wait out a flood without drowning.

Some spiders can close these and become watertight, to hold their breath for a long time. Some trapdoor spiders have been recorded only taking a breath every six minutes. Do not burst their bubble ...

Cross, known as Dr Spider, called the trapdoor spider an “unsung hero” with a superpower of staying hidden. Voting for the New Zealand Bug of the Year closes at midnight on February 17.

Dr Wilson's area of expertise is arachnology, the study of spiders. In WA alone, there are more than 200 different species of identified trapdoor spiders , and the South West is a trapdoor hotspot.

This jumping spider took down prey twice its size, and its hunting methods might be unorthodox, but they work.

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