No wonder they are not the easiest animals to find because of their surprising hunting strategy.

However, researchers have discovered a group of spiders in Eastern Australia, an impressive achievement because they have excellent camouflage.

Researchers from Griffith University and the Queensland Museum have described a new group of spiders of about 20 species of shuttered spider webs in the Cladistic newspaper. Named Cryptoforis, they can create a cave with leaves, twigs and silk.

When any new animal group is discovered, its discoverers must take a key species as a benchmark for the group. For the Cryptoforis team, Dr. Jeremy Wilson named the key species Cryptoforis hughesaetheo after Professor Jane Hughes, a world-renowned researcher in population ecology, biological geography and evolutionary biology.

Where is the cave of the trapdoor spider? (Image: Michael Rix)

Dr. Wilson said that Professor Jane had a great influence on his scientific development, and she also advised more than 70 graduate students and more than 60 honor students. Naming spiders like that seems like the right way to express gratitude for everything she has done for me and so many others at Griffith University.

If you look closely, you can find this newly described species in most of the forests and nature reserves in the city of Brisbane and the Brisbane valley. seen on the east coast of Australia, is actually a separate genus when comparing them to other trapdoor spiders across Australia.

Spider’s cave collapses (Image: Michael Rix)

This new group of spiders was confirmed after the scientists analyzed their appearance and burrow compared to other shutter hatches. Anatomically, they have a molecular difference to the shutter hatches in Australia but the most noticeable difference is the special store design with super camouflage hinges.

The camouflage caves they make are also different from those of other trapdoor spiders in eastern Australia, which is probably why the new spider has not been discovered before, according to Dr. Wilson. The discovery and description of this new group of spiders helps us to better understand the diversity of invertebrates in Australia and is also an important first step to protect them.