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Episode: Scientists confirm rediscovery of ‘tap-dancing’ trapdoor spider not seen for nearly a century
Description: An elusive 'tap-dancing' spider species that has been lost to science for almost 100 years has been rediscovered amongst leaf litter on its home turf.
The Fagilde trapdoor spider was found recently in an area near the same small northern Portuguese town that it is named after.
Since it was last spotted in 1931, scientists have been unsure of its whereabouts—until now. The Fagilde trapdoor spider has been doing a good job of staying out of the public eye.
It's not been scientifically documented since it was first described by an entomologist—an expert in insects—in Portugal in 1931.
Now an expedi...