For people who are afraid of spiders, it's hard to imagine anyone in the world treating this terrible creature as a pet. In fact, in the pet market, unique breeds of spiders are expensive and very popular. Not long ago, Li Wenhua, a villager in Pujiang, Sichuan, found a unique spider in his orange grove, whose abdomen resembles a seal and looks very special. After identification, experts believe that this is a spider with the scientific name of the Richter disc-bellied spider, which is not only expensive, but also very rare.
▼ Li Wenhua had never seen this spider before, and when he dug it out of the ground, he thought it was an antique, and only later did he see that it was a living thing. The villagers knew he had dug up the "monster" and ran to see the strange. Zhao Li, a well-known insect expert and director of the Huaxi Entomological Museum, said that the Richter-plated spider dug out by Li Wenhua is one of the earliest spiders recorded in China in terms of morphological characteristics. The name of this spider is derived from the erya.
▼ In 1901, foreign insect experts found this spider in Southeast Asia, and the first discovery on the mainland was in Lushan, Sichuan in 2000. So far, only 6 Richteropteran-bellied spiders have been found on the mainland, and I did not expect that after 16 years, Sichuan would find this rare spider again. According to records, the minimum living temperature of the Richter-plated spider is 13 degrees Celsius, and the temperature in Sichuan is very low in winter, and since it can survive there, it means that the spider's hardiness exceeds that of previous studies.
The Richter-bellied spider has a gentle personality, and many people keep it as a pet. In the pet market, this spider is also known as the "money trapdoor spider". Most of the money trapezoids on the market are artificially farmed in Thailand, and the price is not high, but the spiders found by Li Wenhua are wild and very rare. Li Wenhua said he would take the spider to the market to sell, hoping to find a home for it.