Segmented spider on the hunt

Name: Segmented spider on the hunt
Uploaded: 2025-04-21T07:38:07Z
Duration: 18 s
Description: Video of a critically endangered Kanthan Cave trapdoor spider ( Liphistius kanthan ) as it darts from beneath its camouflaged trapdoor to catch a small insect that has tripped a sensory thread. The spider is endemic to Gua Kanthan, a cave in Perak, Malaysia.

Video of a critically endangered Kanthan Cave trapdoor spider (Liphistius kanthan) as it darts from beneath its camouflaged trapdoor to catch a small insect that has tripped a sensory thread. The spider is endemic to Gua Kanthan, a cave in Perak, Malaysia.

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