A Queensland scientist has discovered 11 new species of trapdoor spider lurking on mountains and in forests around the state.
Griffith University PhD student Jeremy Wilson, in conjunction with the Queensland Museum, tracked down new types of golden trapdoor spiders from remote parts of Cape York in the state's far north to Lamington National Park in the Gold Coast Hinterland.
"Some of the bigger species I've found are about the size of your palm," he said.
"Some have fangs about one centimetre long, so if they bite you they can do serious damage."
Mr Wilson said some of the new species could be deadly.
"No-one's been bitten by a lot of these species, so we don't know, but they could have venom that can have serious consequences for humans."
He said the burrow of one new species, that lives near Gympie on the Sunshine Coast, was particularly interesting.read more
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