Number 16 (spider)
Number 16 was a wild female trapdoor spider that lived in North Bungulla Reserve near Tammin, Western Australia. She died in 2016, at an estimated age of 43 years, and is the longest-lived spider recorded to date. Number 16 did not die of old age, but was most likely killed by a parasitic wasp sting.
About Number 16 (spider) in brief
Number 16 was a wild female trapdoor spider that lived in North Bungulla Reserve near Tammin, Western Australia. She died in 2016, at an estimated age of 43 years, and is the longest-lived spider recorded to date. Number 16 did not die of old age, but was most likely killed by a parasitic wasp sting.
The spider’s death received widespread publicity in late April 2018, with the publication of a research article in the journal Pacific Conservation Biology.
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