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Old 03-21-2023, 10:06pm   #1
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Default New species of ‘giant’ spider discovered hiding underground in Australia


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Hiding underground and only emerging at night, a creepy crawly creature in the woodlands of Australia remained undetected. Not anymore.

Researchers in Queensland set out to formally document a “rare and giant” spider and determined it was a new species, the Queensland Museum said in a news release. The scientists found the trapdoor spider hiding in the soil of woodland areas.

The researchers named the spider Euoplos dignitas, a name meaning “dignity or greatness” that’s intended to reflect the “impressive size and nature of the spider,” museum officials said.

Male Euoplos dignitas spiders have a bright red coloring, long spindly legs and an almost shiny body, photos shared by the museum on Facebook on March 17 show. Females of the species have more of a muted red coloring and a compact body shape.
Australia is known for spiders. It would probably keep me from ever going there to visit. As another commented..."Scratched off the bucket list: camping out In Australia."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/species-g...192525332.html

Then there are others...no thanks!
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Lots of critters still being discovered. There might even be more new species being found than there are going extinct? Pretty sure I found one myself once out in the woods (a bug). Total species estimates for the planet range from 2 to 100 million. A good average guestimate would be around 30 million. Only thing they know for sure is you can't count them on your fingers
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Nope. When I was there in 2020, I had to deal with the Huntsman spiders daily.. Of course, the tiger snakes were there too...
But, Australia is a great place to go and meet good people..
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Thanks for the warning.
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Super good news, saved me a lot of money, wife just took an Australian trip off our bucket list !
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Between the giant spiders, the venomous snakes, the salt water crocs, the Great White sharks, and the tiny jellyfish that can kill you from the pain, I have no plans to visit Down Under any time soon. Looks like a beautiful country, but damn they have a lot of dangerous critters.
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Oh HELL NO! Steve_R doesn't do spiders.
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Between the giant spiders, the venomous snakes, the salt water crocs, the Great White sharks, and the tiny jellyfish that can kill you from the pain, I have no plans to visit Down Under any time soon. Looks like a beautiful country, but damn they have a lot of dangerous critters.
Yeah but Kargaroos!

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Oh HELL NO! Steve_R doesn't do spiders.

What about your husband?

FYI; referencing yourself in 3rd person = Juicy Smollet
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referencing yourself in 3rd person.
It is thought speaking in the third person is a sign of a personality disorder. Narcissists employ this tactic regularly.
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It is thought speaking in the third person is a sign of a personality disorder. Narcissists employ this tactic regularly.

Sack is a golfer who has to cheat to get past the windmill and clown....
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Sack is a golfer who has to cheat to get past the windmill and clown....
Don’t shit yourself. He loves the clown’s big open mouth.
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Hard ****ing pass. I've been to Perth and didn't see anything crazy but spiders freak me the hell out!
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Don’t shit yourself.
He loves the clown’s big open mouth.

hmmmm...which one?
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The one in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, third movie, TROTK, was much, much bigger.
The ones in aussieland are for amateurs,,,
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What about your husband?

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The one in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, third movie, TROTK, was much, much bigger.
The ones in aussieland are for amateurs,,,
The one in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was massive, too.
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The ones in aussieland are for amateurs,,,
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The one in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was massive, too.
Meh.
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