From ancient times to the present, traps are very effective tactical means, and the most primitive traps are to dig a pit in the ground, put on bait, and wait for the prey or enemy to throw themselves into the net. In nature, traps are also a must for many species, such as spider webs are an excellent trap, making spiders very efficient killers. But did you know that not all spiders rely on the trap of the spider web, and the protagonist introduced to you today is the trap master, which is the money trap spider
The Money Trapdoor Spider is a rare species of spider. They are mainly distributed in southern China, but thailand also has their territory, usually, the money trapdoor spider is digging holes in the field mounds of the farmland, where there is plenty of food, and the soil is also soft, which is very suitable for them to make traps. Their caves are usually 15 cm long, with a trapdoor at the very top, and the appearance of the door is almost mixed with the soil next to it, which cannot be discovered without careful observation.
Having seen the money trap spider hunting, everyone must think it is strange, although their traps are very clever, but only if they take the initiative to attack, the gate of the trap will open, but this trap door does not have a small hole door mirror, how do they know that there is a prey sent to the door? This has to mention the fluff on the spider's legs. On the body of any creature, almost no organs are useless, spider leg hair is not an ornament, such as the bird catcher we once introduced, their steel spike-like leg hair has the effect of dispersing enemies, and the leg hair of the money trapdoor spider is more like a reconnaissance system, they can sense subtle vibrations, as long as the prey enters the hole, they can judge the orientation of the prey through this almost imperceptible vibration of humans, thus giving a fatal blow.
However, for humans who often move in the fields, the money trapdoor spider is not terrible, they are extremely timid, as long as it is not prey passing, they will shrink tightly in the hole and refuse to emerge, and they are not fatally toxic, so they are not terrible to humans. And precisely because they are too characteristic and are threatened by humans, many pet lovers will keep a money trapdoor spider to see their bizarre predation methods, or to admire their numismatic belly. But fresh for a few days, it is not interesting, and then casually discarded, completely regardless of the spider's life and death.
In the entire spider family, the number of money trapezia spiders is not large, and if they continue to be over-caught, they will also face extinction. And our descendants can only learn about them from models and books.