Trapdoor spiders: Trapdoor spiders hunt in a very shocking way. Now a video of this spider has gone viral, in which it is seen hunting a cricket-like insect. You will not believe your eyes after seeing the way the spider hunts insects. Let us tell you that the scientific name of this fish is Ctenizidae, which They hunt from ambush and eat creatures like crickets, moths, beetles and grasshoppers.
The video of this spider has been shared on the social media site X (earlier Twitter) by a user named @gunsnrosesgirl3, in which it can be seen how this spider hunts that insect. This video posted on November 3 has received more than 13 lakh views. It is written in the caption of the video that trapdoor spiders live in burrows underground, they close them with a gate. When insects pass near their holes, they hunt them.
See here – how the trapdoor spider hunted insects
Trapdoor spiders build homes with an actual ‘hinged’ door
Silk is left outside these doors, a kind of trip line that vibrates when trespassers cross it, alerting the spider to a potential meal.
A huge surprise for passing insectspic.twitter.com/MhjNfcucGw
— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) November 3, 2023
A large number of people have also commented on the video. An ex-user commented, ‘This is horrifying’. Another person wrote, ‘It is as if a hand came out and caught the insect.’ The third user posted the comment, ‘This happens only in horror films’. A fourth person wrote, ‘This is very scary.’ The fifth user wrote on X, ‘I did not expect that the spider would be so big.’
Trapdoor spiders have short and thick legs. Their body is somewhat shiny and covered with hair. The body length of adult spiders can range from about 0.4 to 1.5 inches (1 to 4 centimeters). Their color ranges from yellowish brown to reddish brown to black. Trapdoor spiders are nocturnal.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: November 4, 2023, 18:20 IST