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Number 16 (spider)
spider) Number 16 (c. 1974 – 2016), also known as #16,[1] was a wild female trapdoor spider (Gaius villosus, family Idiopidae) that lived in North Bungulla Reserve near Tammin, Western Australia.
Number 16(c. 1974 – 2016), also known as#16,[1] was a wild female trapdoor spider( Gaius villosus, family Idiopidae) that lived in North Bungulla Reserve near Tammin, Western Australia. [4] For her 40th birthday, research assistant Leanda Mason wanted to give the spider a mealworm, but Main denied the request since it would interfere with the study. [1] Based on the burrow fidelity of females of her species, the researchers concluded with a "high level of certainty" that Number 16 was 43 years old at the time of her death.
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