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What do we have here? This Trapdoor are seldom seen as by nature, they lives in their burrow and hunt from behind their &#039;trapdoor&#039;, hence their name.  And for those with keen eyes looking out for them, the clues to finding them is to search for the &#039;trigger lines&#039; as seen in this picture, but it is much more difficult than just described as the &#039;trigger lines&#039; are themselves very thin, less than 1 mm.<br />
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The Spiders waits patiently behind their trapdoors for other insects to crawl across the &#039;trigger lines&#039; and they will then rush out to grab their prey.<br />
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Trapdoor spider coming out to investigate :<br />
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<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/126444/coming_out_to_investigate.html" title="Coming out to investigate"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2994/126444_thumb.jpeg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=3p71DFj11ASSGhWlvagdeLwdzog%3D" width="114" height="152" alt="Coming out to investigate A small sized Spider appeared at the entrance to investigate who has been &#039;knocking&#039; on it&#039;s door!<br />
But actually, the spider was trying to close back the &#039;trapdoor&#039; which it did.<br />
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The Spider in full view :<br />
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https://www.jungledragon.com/image/126445/trapdoor_spider_-_liphistius_murphyorum.html Liphistius murphyorum,Malaysia,Penang,Spider,Trapdoor Spider" /></a></figure><br />
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Trapdoor Spider in full view :<br />
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<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/126445/trapdoor_spider_-_liphistius_murphyorum.html" title="Trapdoor Spider - Liphistius murphyorum"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2994/126445_thumb.jpeg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=sM7ILs%2FeqvrsS6USy%2BZTpgouCZ0%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Trapdoor Spider - Liphistius murphyorum Trapdoor Spider - Liphistius murphyorum, fully out of it&#039;s burrow.<br />
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The Trapdoor :<br />
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https://www.jungledragon.com/image/126442/what_do_we_have_here.html Liphistius murphyorum,Malaysia,Penang,Spider,Trapdoor Spider" /></a></figure><br />
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Tiny Spider :<br />
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<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/126446/tiny_trapdoor_spider.html" title="Tiny Trapdoor Spider"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2994/126446_thumb.jpeg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=gQymBvFe8GGIkz%2FgCxUZ7LbY8rk%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Tiny Trapdoor Spider My pinky finger next to the Trapdoor Spider for size reference. Liphistius murphyorum,Malaysia,Penang,Spider,Trapdoor Spider" /></a></figure> Liphistius murphyorum,Malaysia,Penang,Spider,Trapdoor Spider Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

What do we have here?

This Trapdoor are seldom seen as by nature, they lives in their burrow and hunt from behind their 'trapdoor', hence their name. And for those with keen eyes looking out for them, the clues to finding them is to search for the 'trigger lines' as seen in this picture, but it is much more difficult than just described as the 'trigger lines' are themselves very thin, less than 1 mm.

The Spiders waits patiently behind their trapdoors for other insects to crawl across the 'trigger lines' and they will then rush out to grab their prey.

Trapdoor spider coming out to investigate :

Coming out to investigate A small sized Spider appeared at the entrance to investigate who has been 'knocking' on it's door!<br />
But actually, the spider was trying to close back the 'trapdoor' which it did.<br />
<br />
The Spider in full view :<br />
<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/126445/trapdoor_spider_-_liphistius_murphyorum.html Liphistius murphyorum,Malaysia,Penang,Spider,Trapdoor Spider


Trapdoor Spider in full view :

Trapdoor Spider - Liphistius murphyorum Trapdoor Spider - Liphistius murphyorum, fully out of it's burrow.<br />
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The Trapdoor :<br />
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https://www.jungledragon.com/image/126442/what_do_we_have_here.html Liphistius murphyorum,Malaysia,Penang,Spider,Trapdoor Spider


Tiny Spider :

Tiny Trapdoor Spider My pinky finger next to the Trapdoor Spider for size reference. Liphistius murphyorum,Malaysia,Penang,Spider,Trapdoor Spider

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Liphistius murphyorum is a species of Trapdoor Spider from the Family Liphistiidae.

Similar species: Spiders
Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Dec 26, 2021. Captured Dec 24, 2021 23:09.
  • TG-6
  • f/4.5
  • 1/100s
  • ISO400
  • 9.65mm