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Are trapdoor spiders endangered
Enemies: Despite their well defended homes, trapdoor spiders are vulnerable
to spider hunting wasps. The wasp can flip back the trapdoor, dive in, and paralyze the spider with a sting. Some spiders
cling to the trapdoors, but the wasp simply slices through the door with its shearing jaws. The wasp then lays its eggs inside
the paralyzed spider. When it hatches, the wasp grub eats the spider. Some species strengthen their defenses. Several species
build complex burrows with side chambers and extra doors. An Australian species digs a Y shaped burrow with an escape tunnel.
When in danger, the trapdoor spider adopts a threat posture and displays its fangs.
The other biggest reason trapdoor spiders are endangered is human kind and their cities. As they
grow in poulation the trapdoor spiders die out. Man builds on their habitat, cut down their forests and kill their food,
but although these are the main reasons for endangering the trapdoor spider and many other species it is not however, the
cruellest. Many spider collectors catch these helpless creatures in airtight jars which kill or seriously harm them. This
makes them endangered which then goes on to make other spider collecters want to catch them first, which makes them even rarer,
which in turn makes them even more collectable.
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