Trap door spider feeding. She's getting bigger!

A short clip of dinnertime for my juvenile Liphistius ornatus trap door spider. As you can see, she has got a fair bit bigger since the original Clio I posted 😊.These are a family of ancient Trap door spiders who have barely changed in millions of years. They exhibit a lot of the traits of prehistoric spiders found in amber resin, such as the segmented plates of the exoskeleton of the abdomen. They are also fast 😊 #Liphistius #ornatus #spider #spidersofinstagram #arachnid #arachnidsofinstagram #hobby #trap #door #pet #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #video #feedingtime

[peterdavids]

I thought the lines were the spider's legs.

[benji.B-side]

Lovely spider, love the web pattern across the ground.

[juanramirez]

Imagine walking along, minding your own business and whack! Down the hatch and then down the hatch!

[wingsofatlantis]

the way I screamed when that spider ripped the trap door open 😭

[alexischavez]

When the spider flung open the door and missed the bug the cricket was like "hold up this ain't the M.A.C makeup store"

[RetroTaylor]

They must have been pretty embarrassed after missing the first time. Let them know it's okay, and they did great.

[mariailynescala]

Wow this is amazing first comment though

[iCazZiStronZi]

Stop talking about a nasty @$$ spider like it’s a dog. If that thing was in my house I would jump out a window