Researchers have discovered a new and rare 'giant' trapdoor spider species in Australia.
Dr. Michael Rix, an author of the study and the principal curator of arachnology with the Queensland Museum Network,a"big, beautiful species." They live in open woodland habitats and build burrows in the black soils of Queensland, according to the museum.
Another author of the study, Dr. Jeremy Wilson, an arachnology research assistant at the Queens Museum Network, said you just"never know what you're going to find" across Australia. Male spiders of the species have a honey-red exterior while females have a red-brown carapace. According to the , the females can live for more than 20 years in the wild and grow up to 5 centimeters long , while the males can grow up to 3 centimeters long . Compared to typical trapdoor spiders, which grow between a half inch and an inch, these are bigger.
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