The longest-lived spider: Mygalomorphs dig deep, and persevere
© CSIRO. We report the longest-lived spider documented to date. A 43-year-old, female Gaius villosus Rainbow, 1914 (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae) has recently died during a long-term population study. This study was initiated by Barbara York Main at North Bungulla Reserve near Tammin, south-Western Aust...
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| author | Mason, Leanda Wardell-Johnson, Grant Main, B. |
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| description | © CSIRO. We report the longest-lived spider documented to date. A 43-year-old, female Gaius villosus Rainbow, 1914 (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae) has recently died during a long-term population study. This study was initiated by Barbara York Main at North Bungulla Reserve near Tammin, south-Western Australia, in 1974. Annual monitoring of this species of burrowing, sedentary mygalomorph spider yielded not only this record-breaking discovery but also invaluable information for high-priority conservation taxa within a global biodiversity hotspot. We suggest that the life-styles of short-range endemics provide lessons for humanity and sustainable living in old stable landscapes. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-688262018-09-05T05:34:34Z The longest-lived spider: Mygalomorphs dig deep, and persevere Mason, Leanda Wardell-Johnson, Grant Main, B. © CSIRO. We report the longest-lived spider documented to date. A 43-year-old, female Gaius villosus Rainbow, 1914 (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae) has recently died during a long-term population study. This study was initiated by Barbara York Main at North Bungulla Reserve near Tammin, south-Western Australia, in 1974. Annual monitoring of this species of burrowing, sedentary mygalomorph spider yielded not only this record-breaking discovery but also invaluable information for high-priority conservation taxa within a global biodiversity hotspot. We suggest that the life-styles of short-range endemics provide lessons for humanity and sustainable living in old stable landscapes. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/68826 10.1071/PC18015 Surrey Beatty and Sons fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Mason, Leanda Wardell-Johnson, Grant Main, B. The longest-lived spider: Mygalomorphs dig deep, and persevere |
| title | The longest-lived spider: Mygalomorphs dig deep, and persevere |
| title_full | The longest-lived spider: Mygalomorphs dig deep, and persevere |
| title_fullStr | The longest-lived spider: Mygalomorphs dig deep, and persevere |
| title_full_unstemmed | The longest-lived spider: Mygalomorphs dig deep, and persevere |
| title_short | The longest-lived spider: Mygalomorphs dig deep, and persevere |
| title_sort | longest-lived spider: mygalomorphs dig deep, and persevere |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/68826 |