Tasmanian+cave+spider

Common name: Tasmanain cave spider Scientific name: //Hickmania troglodytes// Phylum: Arthropoda Class: ﻿Arachnida Location: Tasmania Size: 2cm long and 18 cm wide Habitat: Underground drainage and cave systems, where large numbers can be found in the entrances. Living Requirements: Life Cycle: The life- of these spiders is also long, and may prove to last several decades . Male and Female differences: Males are smaller and longer-legged than females and have a distinct kink-like curve near the end of each second leg. Facts: 1. The Tasmanian Cave Spider is large, weaving a sheet web which may be more than a metre across. 2. The carapace is reddish brown and the abdomen is dull, dark greyish brown. 3. These spiders retain the primitive pattern of four abdominal breathing organs, called book lungs and seen as four light patches on the underside of the abdomen.