Scientists have discovered two colorless, blind spiders that show extraordinary characteristics for adapting to their environment. Species have been located in subterranean regions in Australia and on Reunion Island, off the coast of Madagascar.
The analyzes suggest that the spiders have peculiar characteristics of tone and vision because they live underground.
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To save energy in this environment, many of them have developed other senses, such as smell, which are more necessary to survive in certain environments.
Such creatures, which defy conventional expectations about arachnids, offer valuable insights into life in the darkest and most unexplored parts of our planet.
Therefore, the researchers' main expectation is to obtain new information about the evolution process of these beings.
In addition, scholars want to gain more detail on the dynamics of survival in underground and extreme locations.
The adaptation process of spiders
The spiders located are from speciesbelisana coblynau It is Buitinga and belong to the family Pholcidae. This family is known for not representing dangers to human life. In addition, they have thin and long legs, like those found recently.
However, research spiders have other curious details. For example, the absence of light drastically influences their evolution, which inhabit the two regions of the study. This leads to remarkable adaptations, such as loss of pigmentation and vision.
For this reason, the investigation of the species required specific preparation by the team of scientists to obtain the samples.
(Image: Subterranean Biology/Reproduction)
How were spiders discovered?
First, researchers located the spider from Australia, in an area of mining pits known as Pilabra. The second sample was collected in lava tubes on Reunion Island in Madagascar.
To reach the first area, they placed a net about 30 meters deep in the mining pits.
After carrying out the process of placing and removing the net four times, they were able to collect spider samples for laboratory analysis. Then the samples were taken to three different museums to be preserved.
For science, the recent discovery offers essential data to understand the survival of species in places that require extreme adaptation.
Such spiders are a powerful example of how diverse and fascinating our planet is in terms of fauna and biology as a whole.