Mine spiders have seen a surge in popularity recently as many are realizing for the first time that some of the planet’s most impressive arachnids live their whole lives in dark and remote places. While there isn’t just one genus of cave-dwelling arachnids, there’s a host of impressive spiders to be found in caves and mines - and they surely only become more appealing when humans abandon them. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

Perhaps the most impressive mine spider is a species that was first identified a few years ago in an abandoned mine in Baja California Sur, Mexico. In suitably spooky fashion, its existence was first hinted at by the discovery of a hollow husk.

Mine spiders: finding a monster

“The first evidence

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