| Range |
>30 years
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| Organism |
Spider family Theraphosidae |
| Reference |
Mammola S, Michalik P, Hebets EA, Isaia M. Record breaking achievements by spiders and the scientists who study them. PeerJ. 2017 Oct 315:e3972. doi: 10.7717/peerj.3972 p.20 5th paragraphPubMed ID29104823
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| Primary Source |
Schultz SA, Schultz MJ. 1998. The Tarantula Keeper’s Guide. Barron’s: New York: Barron’s Educational Series. AND Ibler B, Michalik P, Fischer K. 2013. Factors affecting lifespan in bird-eating spiders (Arachnida: Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae)—a multi-species approach. Zoologischer Anzeiger–A Journal of Comparative Zoology 253(2):126–136 DOI 10.1016/j.jcz.2013.09.004 AND Guinness World Records (GWR). 2017. The Guinness World Records. Available at link guinnessworldrecords.com (accessed 4 October 2017) |
| Comments |
P.20 5th paragraph: "Longest life span—∼40 years. In spiders, data about life span in the wild are extremely scarce. It was assumed that the enigmatic Tasmanian cave spider, Hickmania troglodytes (Higgins & Petterd) (Austrochilidae), reaches a life span of several decades (Doran et al., 1999). The greatest longevity documented is found in Theraphosidae in captivity, with certain species having a life expectancy of more than 30 years (data on Theraphosa and Aphonopelma, primary sources)." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
116188 |