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Trapdoor Spider - Liphistius murphyorum Trapdoor Spider - Liphistius murphyorum, fully out of it&#039;s burrow.<br /> <br /> The Trapdoor :<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/126442/what_do_we_have_here.html" title="What do we have here?"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2994/126442_thumb.jpeg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=HNgvOeu2vrdG5D%2Fk1esm%2B1d7%2BKs%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="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 /> <br /> 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 /> <br /> Trapdoor spider coming out to investigate :<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/126444/coming_out_to_investigate.html<br /> <br /> Trapdoor Spider in full view :<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/126445/trapdoor_spider_-_liphistius_murphyorum.html<br /> <br /> Tiny Spider :<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/126446/tiny_trapdoor_spider.html Liphistius murphyorum,Malaysia,Penang,Spider,Trapdoor Spider" /></a></figure> Liphistius murphyorum,Malaysia,Penang,Spider,Trapdoor Spider Click/tap to enlarge

Trapdoor Spider - Liphistius murphyorum

Trapdoor Spider - Liphistius murphyorum, fully out of it's burrow.

The Trapdoor :

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.<br /> <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> Trapdoor spider coming out to investigate :<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/126444/coming_out_to_investigate.html<br /> <br /> Trapdoor Spider in full view :<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/126445/trapdoor_spider_-_liphistius_murphyorum.html<br /> <br /> Tiny Spider :<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/126446/tiny_trapdoor_spider.html Liphistius murphyorum,Malaysia,Penang,Spider,Trapdoor Spider

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Adorable! Great documentation. Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Albert Kang's profile
      Albert Kang
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      Thanks, Christine :) Posted 3 years ago

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The Liphistius murphyorum

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

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Similar species: Spiders
Species identified by Albert Kang
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Uploaded Dec 26, 2021. Captured Dec 24, 2021 23:17.
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  • TG-6
  • f/14.0
  • 1/100s
  • ISO1000
  • 18mm